Cheb (film)

{{short description|1991 film}}

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{{Infobox film

| name = Cheb

| image = Cheb movie.png

| caption =

| director = Rachid Bouchareb

| producer =

| writer = Rachid Bouchareb

| starring = Mourad Bounaas

| music =

| cinematography =

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| released = {{Film date|1991|2|22|Berlin|1991|6|5|France|df=yes}}

| runtime = 79 minutes

| country = Algeria
France

| language = French
Arabic

}}

Cheb ({{IPA|fr|ʃɛb|}}, {{Langx|ar|شاب|Shābb|young man}}) is a 1991 Algerian-French drama film directed by Rachid Bouchareb.{{cite web |url=https://www.nytimes.com/movies/movie/143361/Cheb/overview |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160307105956/http://www.nytimes.com/movies/movie/143361/Cheb/overview |url-status=dead |archive-date=7 March 2016 |department=Movies & TV Dept. |work=The New York Times |author=Clarke Fountain |date=2016 |title=Cheb |access-date=16 September 2015 }} The film was selected as the Algerian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 64th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences It received the Georges Delerue Award for Best Soundtrack/Sound Design at Film Fest Gent in 1991.