La Smala

La Smala

1984•1h 30m•5.0/10

Comedy

Ratings

🎬TMDb

5.0/10(47)

When the mother of a "tribe" of five children leaves for good, their inept father is not sure how to keep the family clothed and fed, and without the help of his neighbor Simone, he would be nowhere. She is attracted to him but eventually gives up on the relationship. Meanwhile, the father grabs his brood and they take off for Paris in search of the wife. But Simone accidentally ends up on the same train...

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Production

Films A2, T. Films

Language

FR

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Josiane Balasko

Josiane Balasko

Simone

Victor Lanoux

Victor Lanoux

Robert

Dominique Lavanant

Dominique Lavanant

Pierrot-Rita

Maurice Risch

Maurice Risch

Gégène

Cerise Leclerc

Cerise Leclerc

Lulubelle

Fabrice Samson

Jojo

Cándida Romero

Lucie

Hassine Aouichi

Billy

Hocine Aouichi

The Kid

Mahmoud Zemmouri

Mahmoud Zemmouri

Omar Ben Youssef

Thierry Lhermitte

Thierry Lhermitte

Le flic grippé

Claude Villers

Claude Villers

Le flic raciste

Luis Rego

Luis Rego

L'interne alcoolo

Martin Lamotte

Martin Lamotte

Le curé

Pierre Large

La grand-mère

Smaïn

Smaïn

Le jeune maghrébin de la bagarre

Espérance Pham Thai Lan

Espérance Pham Thai Lan

La caissière supermarché

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