Le Clandestin | |
Native Name: | |
Starring: | Athmane Ariouet Yahia Benmabrouk |
Runtime: | 90 minutes |
Country: | Algeria |
Language: | Algerian Arabic |
Le Clandestin (also known as Taxi el makhfi Arabic: التاكسي المخفي, Algerian Arabic for "The Clandestine Taxi") is an Algerian comedy film directed by Benamar Bakhti, produced in 1989 (or 1991[1]), starring Athmane Ariouet and Yahia Benmabrouk. It's considered one of the most remarkable films in Algerian cinema.[2]
A group of people trying to travel from Bou Saâda, M'Sila to Algiers who are unable to find a suitable mean of transport. They finally have to take an outdated illegal taxicap "un clandestine" of a poor man who has many children. Comedian conversations and many troubles take place during the trip.