100% Arabica (1997)

The movie takes place in a poverty-stricken, rent-controlled neighborhood on the outskirts of Paris. Algerian immigrants, many of whom are in France illegally, the place has earned the nickname of "100%Arabica". It's a rough neighborhood - crime is rampant, gangs of juvenile delinquents roam the streets, and the police are afraid to patrol the area. When the out-of-touch mayor decides that he wants to restore order to the area, he offers a subsidy to Slimane, the imam of the local mosque. If Slimane can get people off the streets, the mayor will continue the payments. Soon the byways of 100%Arabica are almost peaceful - but not because of something Slimane has done. The reason is that a new Rai Band, Rap Oriental, has taken the neighborhood by storm...

Released Nov. 5, 1997 85 min None+

Genres: Comedy, Music

Keywords: imdb.mosque, imdb.imam, imdb.rai-music, imdb.neighborhood, imdb.mayor, imdb.immigrant, imdb.band + 19 more, imdb.urban-setting, imdb.song, imdb.singing, imdb.singer, imdb.satire, imdb.religious-fundamentalist, imdb.religion, imdb.rap-music, imdb.paris-france, imdb.musician, imdb.islam, imdb.hypocrisy, imdb.extortion, imdb.disco, imdb.culture-clash, imdb.concert, imdb.bigotry, imdb.satire-comedy, aspectratio.1-66-1