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One Man and his Cow

One Man and his Cow

20166.81h 31m

Overview

An Algerian man's life-long dream finally comes true when he receives an invitation to take his cow Jacqueline to the Paris International Agriculture Fair.

Directed by Mohamed Hamidi
Written by Alain-Michel Blanc, Fatsah Bouyahmed, Mohamed Hamidi
Produced by Jamel Debbouze, Yann Zenou, Nicolas Duval Adassovsky
Box OfficeBudget: $5.3M0

Top Cast

Fatsah Bouyahmed

Fatsah Bouyahmed

Fatah Ballabes

Lambert Wilson

Lambert Wilson

Philippe

Jamel Debbouze

Jamel Debbouze

Hassan

Julia Piaton

Julia Piaton

Young TV reporter

Hajar Masdouki

Hajar Masdouki

Naïma, Fatah's wife

Abdellah Chakiri

Abdellah Chakiri

Mokhtar

Amal El Atrache

Amal El Atrache

Teacher

Fehd Benchemsi

Fehd Benchemsi

Samir

Miloud Khetib

Miloud Khetib

Hamé Hamed

Christian Ameri

Christian Ameri

Lucien

Themes & Keywords

fairagriculture

About One Man and his Cow

One Man and his Cow is a drama, comedy film released in 2016 exploring themes of fair, agriculture. Directed by Mohamed Hamidi, it stars Fatsah Bouyahmed, Lambert Wilson, Jamel Debbouze. An Algerian man's life-long dream finally comes true when he receives an invitation to take his cow Jacqueline to the Paris International Agriculture Fair.

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