title: Cheb (film)
text: # Cheb (film)
  
  Cheb (, Arabic: شاب, romanized: Shābb, lit. 'young man') is a 1991 Algerian-French drama film directed by Rachid Bouchareb. The film was selected as the Algerian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 64th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.
  
  ## Cast
  
  * Mourad Bounaas as Merwan
  * Nozha Khouadra as Malika
  * Pierre-Loup Rajot as Ceccaldi
  * Boualem Benani as Le capitaine
  * Fawzi B. Saichi as Garçon du hammam
  * Mohamed Nacef as L'adjudant
  * Nadji Beida as Miloud
  