It’s the hit of the moment on Prime Video, and it’s French: the Ourika series is number 1 on the platform’s top viewership charts. Rapper Eli Yaffa, aka Bubba, and Clement Godart’s co-feature with Clement Gournes and Vincent L’Antoine, is a success that has convinced AlloCiné subscribers and viewers, who rated it 3.7 out of 5.
Cart takes us back to 2005, a town on the outskirts of Paris in turmoil, where the Jable family reigns supreme over cannabis trafficking. While neighborhoods burn, a major drug bust explodes the clan.
Driss, the youngest son, is forced to take over the family business, which his brother Musa can no longer manage, although he planned a career in finance. Facing him, William, a rookie and ambitious neighborhood cop, is determined to take him down. Their meteoric parallel rise will change their fortunes forever.
Where have you seen the actors before?
Apart from its gripping plot, muscular direction and dramatic tension, Urika relies on a charismatic and energetic cast that you’ve surely seen before on TV, platforms or cinema.
Adam Besa
Driss’ translator in the cart already has a solid international career. Intended for a career in law, Adam Besa chose to pursue film and theater instead. After several short films and feature films, including Sofia Jama’s Les Bienheureux, the Franco-Tunisian actress finds Hollywood opening its arms to her.
Adam Bessa starred in the American films Mosul, Tyler Rake and Tyler Rake 2, all on Netflix, and the American series Hanna on Prime Video. It was Lofty Nathan’s drama Harka that earned him peer recognition by winning the Best Performance Award at the 2022 Cannes Film Festival.
Noham Eje
William’s interpreter has a young career, but Noah EJ has already managed to impress. After small roles in the TV series Hanna and the Girls, he impressed with Valeria Bruni Tedeschi’s dark and complex interpretation of Frank, which was presented at the Cannes Film Festival in 2002.
His presence is also imitated in Bardot’s TV series dedicated to the famous BB, in which he plays Jean-Louis Trinignan. The following year, Noah EJ shared the stage with Roshdi Zem and Doria Tillier in Honor of Vincent Perez.
Salim Kechiuche
Salim Kechius, who was discovered at a very young age by the director Gael Morel, who cast him in his film “All Speed”, has already had a long career. After theater lessons, Musa Interpreter in Urika continues projects and tours with Francois Ozon, David Ohelhofen, Mehdi Ben Attia and Alexandre Arcada.
But it’s with Abdellatif Kechiche that he really shines in supporting roles in La Vie d’Adèle and Mektoub My Love: Canto Uno and Mektoub My Love: Intermezzo. Salim Kechiuche then excelled on the small screen in the series Engrenages, Lupine and Braqueurs, before moving behind the camera to make his first feature film, L’Enfant du paradis, which hit theaters in 2022.
The Ourika series is available on Prime Video.
Source: Allocine
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