Set in France during the struggle for Algerian independence, Messaoud's mother is terminally ill and his father, needing to work long hours in the factory, can't look after him, so decides to put him and his older brother Abdel in foster care. Sent to the countryside, Abdel has to work on a farm, but Messaoud is taken in by a childless woman, who conceals his Arab origins from her fiercely Gaullist ex-army husband. Re-named Michel/Michou, and with his hair comically dyed blond, the young boy quickly steals the hearts of both foster-parents, and eventually is instrumental in saving their troubled marriage.
Credits
Michou d'Auber Cast
| Name |
Character |
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Gérard Depardieu
He was 58, now 75 years old
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as Georges |
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Philippe Nahon
He was 68, now 85 years old
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as le cafetier |
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Mathieu Amalric
He was 41, now 58 years old
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as Jacques |
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Nathalie Baye
She was 58, now 75 years old
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as Gisèle |
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Abdelhafid Metalsi
He was 38, now 55 years old
|
|
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Chick Ortega
He was 45, now 63 years old
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as Viguier |
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Catherine Hiegel
She was 60, now 77 years old
|
as la directrice de l'orphelinat |
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Samy Seghir
He was 12, now 29 years old
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as Messaoud / Michou |
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Christian Bouillette
He was 67, now 84 years old
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as Le maire |
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Gérald Laroche
He was 43, now 60 years old
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as Robert |
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Bernard Yerlès
He was 46, now 63 years old
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as le copain de Georges |
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Mohamed Fellag
He was 56, now 74 years old
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as Akli |
Michou d'Auber Crew
