100 Arabica (2000)

The movie takes place in a povertystricken rentcontrolled neighborhood on the outskirts of Paris Algerian immigrants many of whom are in France illegally the place has earned the nickname of 100Arabica Its a rough neighborhood crime is rampant gangs of juvenile delinquents roam the streets and the police are afraid to patrol the area When the outoftouch mayor decides that he wants to restore order to the area he offers a subsidy to Slimane the imam of the local mosque If Slimane can get people off the streets the mayor will continue the payments Soon the byways of 100Arabica are almost peaceful but not because of something Slimane has done The reason is that a new Rai Band Rap Oriental has taken the neighborhood by storm