Le Clandestin (also known as Taxi el makhfi التاكسي المخفي, Algerian Arabic for "The Clandestine Taxi") is an Algerian comedy film directed by Benamar Bakhti, produced in 1989[1] (or 1991[2]), starring Athmane Ariouet and Yahia Benmabrouk. It's considered one of the most remarkable films in Algerian cinema.[3]

Le Clandestin
Arabicالتاكسي المخفي
StarringAthmane Ariouet
Yahia Benmabrouk
Release date
1989 or 1991 (Algeria)
Running time
90 minutes
CountryAlgeria
LanguageAlgerian Arabic

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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 They finally have to take an outdated illegal taxicap "un clandestine" of a poor man who has many children.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.

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  1. ^ Bakhti, Benamar (1989), Le Clandestin, Aziz Anick, Athmane Ariout, Yahia Ben Mabrouk, retrieved 2017-10-20
  2. ^ "Le Clandestin - Film (1991) - SensCritique". www.senscritique.com (in French). Retrieved 2017-10-20.
  3. ^ "Ces posters minimalistes des films cultes algériens valent le détour". Al Huffington Post (in French). Archived from the original on 2017-12-31. Retrieved 2017-10-20.

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