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Indigènes
''Days of Glory'' (french: Indigènes, ; ar, بلديون) is a 2006 French film directed by Rachid Bouchareb. The cast includes Sami Bouajila, Jamel Debbouze, Samy Naceri, Roschdy Zem, Mélanie Laurent and Bernard Blancan. The film deals with the contribution of North African soldiers to the Free French Forces during the Second World War and, controversially, with the discrimination against them. The film's release contributed to a partial recognition of the pension rights of soldiers from former French possessions by the French government.'Days of Glory' MOVIE REVIEW - Los Angeles Times , December 6, 2006, retrieved 2007-03-30 Cast ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2006 Cannes Film Festival
The 59th Cannes Film Festival was held from 17 to 28 May 2006. Twenty films from eleven countries were in competition for the Palme d'Or. The President of the Official selection Jury was Wong Kar-wai, the first Chinese director to preside over the jury. English director Ken Loach won the Palme d'Or with his movie '' The Wind That Shakes the Barley''. Other winners were Pedro Almodóvar (Best Screenplay, ''Volver'') and Alejandro González Iñárritu (Best Director, ''Babel''). This also marked the first time in three years that no American film, actor, actress, or filmmaker won any awards in Cannes. The festival opened with the premiere screening of ''The Da Vinci Code'', based on the novel by Dan Brown. ''Transylvania'' by Tony Gatlif closed the festival. ''Paris, je t'aime'' opened the Un Certain Regard section of the festival. Juries Main competition The following people were appointed as the jury for the feature films of the 2006 Main Competition: *Wong Kar-wai (Hong Kong ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Best Actor Award (Cannes Film Festival)
The Best Actor Award (french: Prix d'interprétation masculine) is an award presented at the Cannes Film Festival since 1946. It is given to an actor who has delivered an outstanding performance and chosen by the jury from the films in official competition slate at the festival. At the 1st Cannes Film Festival held in 1946, Ray Milland was the first winner of this award for his performance in '' The Lost Weekend'', and Song Kang-ho is the most recent winner in this category for his role in ''Broker'' at the 75th Cannes Film Festival in 2022. History The award was first presented in 1946. The prize was not awarded on five occasions (1947, 1953–54, 1956, and 1960). The festival was not held at all in 1948, 1950, and 2020. In 1968, no awards were given as the festival was called off mid-way due to the May 1968 events in France. On four occasions, the jury has awarded multiple men (more than 2) the prize for one film. The four films were ''A Big Family'' (1955), ''Compul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jamel Debbouze
Jamel Debbouze (; ar, جمال دبوز, Jamāl Dabūz; born 18 June 1975) is a French-Moroccan actor, comedian, screenwriter, film producer and director. Best known for his stand-up comedy sketches, he also worked with director Alain Chabat in several films and other notable French humourists such as Florence Foresti, Fred Testot and Gad Elmaleh. He has starred in a number of box-office successes, including ''Amélie'', '' Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra'', ''Hollywoo'' and ''HOUBA! On the Trail of the Marsupilami''. He is the founder of the Canal+ television show ''Jamel Comedy Club''. Life Debbouze was born in Paris, France. His family, from Taza, moved back to Morocco the following year. They returned in 1979 and settled in Trappes in 1983, in the Paris region, where Debbouze spent the rest of his childhood. He is the eldest of six siblings: Jamel, Mohamed, Hayat, Karim, Rachid and Nawel Debbouze. On 17 January 1990, at the train station in Trappes, he was struck by a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roschdy Zem
Roschdy Zem (born 27 September 1965) is a French actor and filmmaker of Moroccan descent. He shared the award for Best Actor for his role in the film '' Days of Glory'' at the 2006 Cannes Film Festival. Career Versatile and determined to not be typecast in "''Beur''" roles, Roschdy Zem developed his range, playing a General of Napoléon in '' Monsieur N.'' (2003), a Jewish father in '' Va, vis et deviens'' (''Live and Become'', 2005), and a transvestite in ''Change moi ma vie'' (''Change My Life'', 2001) alongside Fanny Ardant. He also appeared in roles highlighting issues in mainstream French society as well as in films promoting aspects of French and North African history such as ''Indigènes'' (''Days of Glory'', 2006) and ''Camping à la ferme'' (2005), based on a script from Azouz Begag. In 2011, he directed the film '' Omar Killed Me'', which was selected as the Moroccan entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 84th Academy Awards. Selected filmography As ac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moroccan Goumier
The Moroccan Goumiers (french: Les Goumiers Marocains) were indigenous Moroccans, Moroccan soldiers who served in auxiliary units attached to the French Army of Africa (France), Army of Africa, between 1908 and 1956. While nominally in the service of the Sultan of Morocco, they served under French officers, including a period as part of the Free French Forces. Employed initially as tribal irregulars, then in regular contingents, the goumiers were employed extensively during the French occupation of Morocco from 1908 to the early 1930s. They then served in North Africa, Italy, and France during World War II between 1942 and 1945. During this period four Moroccan Tabors Groupments (GTM) were created, each comprising three Tabor (Morocco), Tabors (battalions), and each Tabor comprising three or four Goums (companies). Goumiers subsequently served in Indochina War, Indochina from 1946 to 1954. Etymology The term ''Goum'' designated a company of ''Goumiers''. It originates from the M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rachid Bouchareb
Rachid Bouchareb (born 1 September 1953) is a French film director and Film producer, producer. His films are based on the complex history of France and its relationship with its former colony, Algeria. His films also examine racial discrimination and conflicts in other countries, using historical dramas and contemporary settings to show his message. Career Born in Paris to Algerian parents, he began his career as an assistant director for television in France's state television production company, Société française de production (S. F. P), from 1977 to 1984. He subsequently worked for broadcasters TF1 and Antenne 2. During this time, he also directed some short films. In 1988, he began a career in film production working with his associate Jean Bréhat and Jean Bigot to create the production company 3B Productions.l He would go on to produce several films, including ''La Vie de Jésus'' (1997), ''Humanité'' (1999), and ''Flanders (film), Flanders'' (2006), all of which wer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jacques-Henri Bronckart
Jacques-Henri Bronckart is a Belgian film producer. Bronckart was born in Liège, Belgium. He attended the University of Liège and earned a degree in communication and cinema in 1994. Bronckart's career as a producer began in the mid 1990s as an assistant for Latitude Productions, producing early short films directed by Bouli Lanners and Micha Wald. He then founded the production company Versus in April 1999 with his older brother Olivier. Bronckart was a producer of the film '' Days of Glory'', which was nominated for Best Foreign Language Film at the 79th Academy Awards. Through his production company, he frequently collaborated with Bouli Lanners, Olivier Masset-Depasse, Joachim Lafosse, and Fien Troch. In 2009, Jacques-Henri and Olivier Bronckart founded the film distribution company O'Brother in Brussels. In 2013, Bronckart received a Magritte Award in the category of Best Flemish Film in Coproduction for his work on ''Kid'' (2012). He was also nominated for a Magritte Awar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samy Naceri
Saïd Naceri ( ar, سعيد ناصري, link=no; born 2 July 1961), known as Samy Naceri (), is a French actor known for his work in the four ''Taxi'' films and '' The Code'' (''La Mentale''). Early life and career Naceri was born to an Algerian Berber Kabyle father and a French mother in the 4th arrondissement of Paris and spent his childhood in the Parisian suburb of Fontenay-sous-Bois. His brother is Bibi Naceri, who co-wrote and co-starred in international hit film ''District 13''. He shared the award for ''Best Actor'' for his role in the film '' Days of Glory'' at the 2006 Cannes Film Festival. Personal life Stemming from a substance abuse charge in 2003, Naceri was sentenced to eight months' imprisonment with deferment, had his driving licence suspended for three years, and was penalized with a €5,000 fine for a road rage incident in which he smashed a car and assaulted one of its occupants. In November 2005, after waiting for a late guest, Naceri attacked a 22-year-o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
French North Africa
French North Africa (french: Afrique du Nord française, sometimes abbreviated to ANF) is the term often applied to the territories controlled by France in the North African Maghreb during the colonial era, namely Algeria, Morocco and Tunisia. In contrast to French West Africa and French Equatorial Africa which existed as federations of French colonies and administrative entities in their own right, French North Africa was never more than a term of convenience to refer to the three separately governed territories under different forms of colonial regime. In the 19th century, the decline of the Ottoman Empire, which had loosely controlled the area since the 16th century, left the region vulnerable to other forces. In 1830, French troops captured Algiers and from 1848 until independence in 1962, France treated Algeria as an integral part of France, the ''Métropole'' or metropolitan France. In subsequent decades, a substantial European settler population emerged in Algeria known ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moroccans
Moroccans (, ) are the citizens and nationals of the Kingdom of Morocco. The country's population is predominantly composed of Arabs and Berbers (Amazigh). The term also applies more broadly to any people who are of Moroccan nationality, sharing a common culture and identity, as well as those who natively speak Moroccan Arabic or other languages of Morocco. In addition to the approximately 37 million residents of Morocco, there is a large Moroccan diaspora as part of the wider Arab diaspora. Considerable Moroccan populations can be found in France, Spain, Belgium, Italy, and the Netherlands; with smaller notable concentrations in other Arab states as well as Germany, the United Kingdom, the United States, and Canada. Ethnic groups Moroccans are primarily of Arab and Berber origin as in other neighbouring countries in the Maghreb region. Arabs make up 67% of the population of Morocco, while Berbers make up 31% and Sahrawis make up 2%. Socially, there are two contrast ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Demographics Of Algeria
This article is about the demographic features of the population of Algeria, including population density, ethnicity, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations and other aspects of the population. Ninety-one percent of the Algerian population lives along the Mediterranean coast on 12% of the country's total land mass. Forty-five percent of the population is urban, and urbanization continues, despite government efforts to discourage migration to the cities. Currently, 24,182,736 Algerians live in urban areas, and about 1.5 millions nomads live in the Saharan area. 97% of the population follows Sunni Islam; the few non-Sunni Muslims are mainly Ibadis from the Mozabite valley at 1.3% (see Islam in Algeria). Christianity in Algeria constitutes about 1% of the total population. While significantly greater during the French colonial years, a mostly foreign Roman Catholic community still exists, as do some Protestants. The Jewish community of A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
European Diaspora
European emigration is the successive emigration waves from the European continent to other continents. The origins of the various European diasporas can be traced to the people who left the European nation states or stateless ethnic communities on the European continent. From 1500 to the mid-20th century, 60-65 million people left Europe, of which less than 9% went to tropical areas (the Caribbean, Asia, and Africa). From 1815 to 1932, 65 million people left Europe (with many returning home), primarily to "areas of European settlement" in North and South America,Make America": European Emigration in the Early Modern Period edit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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