Hi Cousin!
{{short description|1996 film}}
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| director = Merzak Allouache
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| writer = Merzak Allouache
| starring = Gad Elmaleh
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| released = {{Film date|1996|5|17|Cannes|df=yes}}
| runtime = 97 minutes
| country = Algeria
| language = French
Arabic
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Hi Cousin! ({{langx|fr|Salut cousin!}}) is a 1996 Algerian comedy film directed by Merzak Allouache.{{cite web |url=https://www.nytimes.com/movies/movie/136291/Salut-Cousin-/overview |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160309103715/http://www.nytimes.com/movies/movie/136291/Salut-Cousin-/overview |url-status=dead |archive-date=9 March 2016 |department=Movies & TV Dept. |work=The New York Times |publisher=Baseline & All Movie Guide |author=Sandra Brennan |date=2016 |title=Hi Cousin! |access-date=5 October 2015 }} The film was selected as the Algerian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 69th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences{{cite web|title=39 Countries Hoping for Oscar Nominations |publisher=Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences |date=13 November 1996 |url=http://www.oscars.org/pressreleases/96.11.13.html |access-date=5 October 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19990209110950/http://www.oscars.org/pressreleases/96.11.13.html |archive-date=9 February 1999 |url-status=dead }}
Cast
- Gad Elmaleh as Alilo
- Messaoud Hattau as Mok (as Mess Hattou)
- Magaly Berdy as Fatoumata
- Ann-Gisel Glass as Laurence
- Jean Benguigui as Maurice
- Xavier Maly as Claude
See also
References
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External links
- {{IMDb title|0117544|Hi Cousin!}}
{{Merzak Allouache}}
{{Algerian submission for Academy Awards}}
{{FESPACO Best Screenplay Prize|state=expanded}}
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Category:1990s Arabic-language films
Category:1990s French-language films
Category:Films directed by Merzak Allouache
Category:Algerian comedy films
Category:1996 multilingual films
Category:Algerian multilingual films
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