Le Gone du Chaâba (The Kid of the Chaaba), translated into English as Shantytown Kid by Naima Wolf, is an autobiographical novel by Azouz Begag about his life as a young Algerian boy growing up in a shantytown next to Lyon, France, called the Chaâba by its inhabitants. The story covers a period of approximately three years in the life of the protagonist and deals with issues developing from the clash between two cultures, that of France and that of North Africa, as well as the difficulties of finding a cultural identity between the two. The story focuses on the cultural differences between the Arab and French communities, as well as how the two groups react to each other
Unfortunately the movie The Kid from Chaaba is not yet available on HBO Max.
Writing | Azouz Begag | Novel |
Directing | Christophe Ruggia | Director |
Crew | Dominique Chapuis | Cinematography |
Production | Farid Lahouassa | Producer |
Crew | Francis Auguy | Stunts |
Camera | Françoise Noyon | Assistant Camera |
Art | Sandrine Canaux | Decorator |
Camera | Philippe Dorelli | Steadicam Operator |
Lighting | Pascal Benhamou | Electrician |
Costume & Make-Up | Florence Julienne | Costumer |
Sound | Safy Boutella | Music |
Sound | Jonathan Acbard | Boom Operator |
Crew | Catherine Robert | Stunts |
Sound | Jean-Pierre Duret | Sound Engineer |
Sound | Hubert Persat | Assistant Sound Editor |
Costume & Make-Up | Elsa Rio | Costumer |
Crew | Marc Rosel | Stunts |
Editing | Nicole Dedieu | Editor |
Costume & Make-Up | Emmanuelle Fèvre | Makeup Artist |
Camera | Steeven Petitteville | Second Assistant "A" Camera |
Production | Rodolphe Pélicier | Production Manager |
Crew | Patrick Médioni | Stunts |
Art | Richard Cahours de Virgile | Production Design |
Camera | Vincent Alexandre | Second Assistant "A" Camera |
Sound | André Cappello | Foley Recordist |