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Sami Bouajila
Sami Bouajila (born 26 May 1966) is a French actor who has won two César Awards. Bouajila has worked and acted in two Oscar nominated films ('' Days of Glory'' and '' Outside the Law''), both directed by director Rachid Bouchareb. Early life Bouajila's father emigrated from Tunisia to France in 1956, and worked as a building painter, a professionally recognized skill requiring specific technical knowledge. His grandfather was a Berber born in Tripoli, Libya and immigrated to Tunisia. Sami was born and grew up in Échirolles, a suburb south of Grenoble. He studied theatre Theatre or theater is a collaborative form of performing art that uses live performers, usually actors or actresses, to present the experience of a real or imagined event before a live audience in a specific place, often a stage. The perform .... Filmography Film Television Theatre Awards and nominations References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Bouajila, Sami Living people 1966 birt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Tronche
La Tronche () is a commune in the Isère department, southeastern France. It is part of the Grenoble urban unit (agglomeration). INSEE The is the main hospital of the French Alps. The French archaeologist and hellenist (1912–2007) was born in La Tronche. Also hailing from the town is the |
The Siege (1998 Film)
''The Siege'' is a 1998 American action thriller film directed by Edward Zwick. The film is about a fictional situation in which terrorist cells have made several attacks in New York City. The film stars Denzel Washington, Annette Bening, Tony Shalhoub, and Bruce Willis. Plot FBI Special Agent Anthony Hubbard and his Lebanese American partner Frank Haddad intervene at the hijacking of a bus fully loaded with passengers, which contains an explosive device. The bomb turns out to be a paint bomb and the terrorists escape. The FBI receives demands to release Sheikh Ahmed bin Talal, a suspect in an earlier bombing. Hubbard eventually comes into conflict with Central Intelligence Agency operative Elise Kraft as he takes a terrorist suspect into custody and arrests Kraft. Later, another terrorist threat is made and a Metropolitan Transportation Authority bus is bombed. FBI captures a man named Samir Nazhde, who admits to signing the visa application of one of the suicide bombers in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Divin Enfant
''Divin Enfant'' (''Merry Christmess!'') is a 2014 French comedy film directed by Olivier Doran and starring Émilie Dequenne, Sami Bouajila and Géraldine Pailhas. Cast * Sami Bouajila as Jean * Géraldine Pailhas as Pauline * Linh Dan Pham as Marie * Émilie Dequenne as Sarah * Guillaume de Tonquédec as Éric * India Hair as Sophie * Natacha Lindinger as Elisabeth * Pascal Demolon as Xavier * Marco Prince as Thomas See also * List of Christmas films * ''In Bed with Santa ''In Bed with Santa'' ( sv, Tomten är far till alla barnen, "Santa is the father to all the children") is a Swedish black comedy film which was released to cinemas in Sweden on 26 November 1999, directed by Kjell Sundvall. A German remake was ...'' (1999) * '' Messy Christmas'' (2007) References External links * 2014 films 2010s Christmas comedy films Belgian comedy films French Christmas comedy films 2010s French-language films Remakes of Swedish films Luxembourgian comedy films 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Omar Killed Me
''Omar Killed Me'' (french: Omar m'a tuer) is a 2011 drama film directed by Roschdy Zem. The film was selected as the Moroccan entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 84th Academy Awards. On 18 January 2012, the film was named as one of the nine shortlisted entries for the Oscars. Zem, Olivier Gorce, Rachid Bouchareb and Olivier Lorelle were collectively nominated for the César Award for Best Adaptation and Sami Bouajila was nominated for the César Award for Best Actor. Plot The film tells of the events that began in the summer of 1991 when wealthy heiress, Ghislaine Marchal, was found murdered in the basement of her home with the message "Omar M'a Tuer" (grammatically incorrect French, approximately "Omar has kill me") written beside in her own blood. Despite a lack of forensic or DNA evidence, her Moroccan gardener, Omar Raddad, was immediately charged, found guilty and sentenced to 18 years in a French prison. Shocked by the case and convinced of his innocence, jou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
De Vrais Mensonges
''De vrais mensonges'' is a 2010 French comedy-romance film starring Audrey Tautou and directed by Pierre Salvadori. The screenplay was written by Salvadori and Benoît Graffin. It was distributed in English-speaking countries under the titles ''Beautiful Lies'' and ''Full Treatment''. Plot Émilie ( Audrey Tautou), co-owner of a hair salon, receives an anonymous love letter from her worker Jean (Sami Bouajila) who, unknown to Émilie, is highly educated but took up the handy-man job in the salon after a depression. Émilie doesn't fall for the love letter but passes it on to her mother Maddy (Nathalie Baye) who is depressed since the breakup of her marriage. Maddy falls for the love letter and is in high spirits again. Jean's high education as a translator in several Asian and European languages is uncovered in a verbal fight in Chinese with two women. Émilie is now fearing criticism from Jean as her education is no match to his. In the meanwhile Maddy is losing her high spirit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Le Premier Cercle
''Le Premier Cercle'' (, ''The First Circle''), also known as ''Inside Ring'' and ''The Dead List'' in English and as ''Ultimate Heist'' on USA video, is a 2009 French-language film by Laurent Tuel. It tells the story of Milo Malakian (Jean Reno), a gang leader in France, and his son Anton, the descendants of Armenian genocide survivors. Having been co-produced by Thelma Films and Alter Films, this thriller formerly called ''Riviera'' was co-written by the scriptwriters Laurent Tuel, Laurent Turner and Simon Moutaïrou. Production companies include TF1 and Canal+. According to producer Alain Terzian, the surname of the film's hero, Malakian, was chosen in regard of film director Henri Verneuil, a friend of Terzian. Cast *Jean Reno as ''Milo Malakian'' *Gaspard Ulliel as ''Anton Malakian'' *Vahina Giocante as ''Elodie'' *Sami Bouajila Sami Bouajila (born 26 May 1966) is a French actor who has won two César Awards. Bouajila has worked and acted in two Oscar nominated films ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
London River
''London River'' is a 2009 British-French drama film, written and produced by Franco-Algerian film director Rachid Bouchareb. Starring Brenda Blethyn and Sotigui Kouyaté, it centres on the journey of two people searching for their children after the 7 July 2005 London bombings. Plot In July 2005, British Protestant Falklands War widow Elisabeth Sommers (Blethyn), who is a Guernsey farmer, and Francophone African Muslim Ousmane (Kouyaté) are strangers who meet in London. She is searching for her daughter, and he for his son, following the London bombings. Neither is close to their missing child. They fear that the daughter and son were killed in the bombings. They discover that they were a couple who lived together in a flat in London who planned to travel to France, but were killed by Hasib Hussain when the bus they were travelling on exploded in Tavistock Square. It was shot in the UK and France. London locations include Harringay and Finsbury Park, in particular Blacksto ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Witnesses
''The Witnesses'' (french: Les Témoins) is a 2007 French drama film directed by André Téchiné, starring Michel Blanc, Sami Bouajila, Emmanuelle Béart and Johan Libéreau. The film, set in Paris in 1984, explores the lives of a closely knit group of friends who are impacted with the sudden outbreak of the AIDS epidemic. ''The Witnesses'' was critically acclaimed. Plot It is the summer of 1984 in Paris. Sarah, a well-to-do writer of children's books, and her working-class husband, Mehdi, an inspector of North African descent, are confronting some marital problems after the recent arrival of their first child. Sarah, stumbling over a bout of writer's block, has little maternal instinct towards their newborn baby, whose cries she tunes out with earplugs while she works. Her husband despairs when she neglects the child, does what he can to fill in, and sometimes parks the child with his parents. The couple have an open marriage and both are allowed to take outside lovers in a “d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Playing 'In The Company Of Men'
''Playing 'In the Company of Men''' (french: En jouant 'Dans la compagnie des hommes' or french: Léo, en jouant 'Dans la compagnie des hommes') is a 2003 French drama film directed by Arnaud Desplechin. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2003 Cannes Film Festival. Cast * Sami Bouajila as Léonard * Jean-Paul Roussillon as Henri Jurrieu * Wladimir Yordanoff as Hammer * László Szabó as Claude Doniol * Anna Mouglalis as Ophélie * Bakary Sangaré as Jonas Servun * Hippolyte Girardot as Willian De Lille * Anne Consigny Anne Consigny (; born 25 May 1963) is a French actress who has been active since 1981. She received a César Award nomination for Best Actress for her role in the film '' Not Here to Be Loved'' (2005). She is also known for her role as Claude in ... as Therese Jurrieu * Xavier Beja as Laerte References External links * 2003 films French drama films 2000s French-language films 2003 drama films Films directed by Arnaud Desplec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Nest (2002 Film)
''The Nest'' ( 2002), also known as ''Nid de guêpes'', is a French action/ thriller movie, co-written and directed by Florent Emilio Siri. The literal translation of the French title is ''Wasp's Nest.'' The film is quasi- remake of the 1976 film, '' Assault on Precinct 13,'' which in turn was inspired by 1959's '' Rio Bravo.'' Plot During Bastille Day when most people are enjoying the French national holiday, a group of thieves prepare to commit a warehouse robbery at a massive industrial park. Meanwhile, Laborie, a special agent in the French special forces, is leading an international team that is escorting the captured leader of the Albanian mafia, Abedin Nexhep, who is due in court on charges of running an extensive European prostitution network. Despite the considerable security escort, Nexhep's henchmen still manage to set up an ambush. Laborie manages to escape with Nexhep. They take refuge in the warehouse that is being robbed of computer equipment by the group of crim ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Embrassez Qui Vous Voudrez
''Summer Things'' (french: Embrassez qui vous voudrez; it, Baciate chi vi pare, also known as ''See How They Run'') is a 2002 French-British-Italian romantic comedy-drama film written and directed by Michel Blanc, based on the 1998 novel of the same name by Joseph Connolly. The ensemble cast includes Charlotte Rampling, Jacques Dutronc, Carole Bouquet, Michel Blanc, Karin Viard, Gaspard Ulliel and Mélanie Laurent. The film was released to critical acclaim and was a box-office hit in France. Karin Viard won the César Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance as Véronique. Gaspard Ulliel won the Lumières Award for Most Promising Actor for his performance as Loïc. Plot Elizabeth and Bertrand are typical representatives of Parisian society. Behind the facade of a perfect marriage is dissatisfaction and boredom. He is a successful real estate agent having fun with much younger women or men behind the back of his wife. She suffers under the crushing uneventful ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Replay (2001 Film)
''Replay'' (french: La répétition) is a 2001 French-Canadian drama film directed by Catherine Corsini. It was entered into the 2001 Cannes Film Festival. Plot ''La Répétition'' tracks the intimate on-and-off friendship between a stage actress (Béart) and her doormat disciple (Bussières). A French film with some Canadian actors and financing. Cast * Emmanuelle Béart as Nathalie * Pascale Bussières as Louise * Dani Levy as Matthias (as Dani Lévy) * Jean-Pierre Kalfon as Walter Amar * Sami Bouajila as Nicolas * Marilu Marini as Mathilde * Clément Hervieu-Léger as Sacha * Marc Ponette as Alain * Raphaël Neal as Patrick * Sébastien Gorteau as Jean-Philippe * Vincent Macaigne as Henri References External links * 2001 films 2001 drama films 2001 LGBT-related films 2000s French-language films French drama films French LGBT-related films Films directed by Catherine Corsini Lesbian-related films LGBT-related drama films 2000s French films {{LGBT-drama-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
