Mabrouk el Mechri (born 18 September 1976) is a French director, screenwriter, and actor.

Biography

El Mechri was born in

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near Paris, France. He has directed a number of films. After his three shorts ''Mounir et Anita'', ''Generation Cutter'', and ''Concours de circonstance'', he directed his first long feature ''Virgil'' in 2005 about the life of a boxer, followed by a comedy entitled ''Stand Up!''. His 2008 movie entitled JCVD about

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and featuring him as the actor garnered Mabrouk El Mechri critical acclaim. The film, a comedy drama and at certain times biographical of Van Damme was screened at the

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, 2008 Rome Film Festival (L'Altro Cinema), and the

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(Midnight Madness). He is now working on his new movie ''Sage femme'' (2008) featuring

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. He was married to actress

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, with whom he had a child in 2008. Until 2014 he was in a relationship with Virginie Efira with whom he had a child, Ali born on 24 May 2013 in Paris.

Filmography

;Director *''Mounir et Anita'' (1998) *''Generation Cutter'' (2000) *''Concours de circonstances'' (2003) *''

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'' (2005) *''Stand Up!'' (2006) *'' JCVD'' (2008) *'' The Cold Light of Day'' (2012) ;Screenwriter *''Mounir et Anita'' (1998) *''Generation Cutter'' (2000) *''Concours de circonstances'' (2003) *''

'' (2005) *'' JCVD'' (2008) ;Actor *' (2007) directed by Gilles Paquet-Brenner in the role of Rachid ;Cinematographer *''Stand Up!'' (2006) ;Composer *''Mounir et Anita'' (1998)

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* 1976 births Living people French film directors French people of Algerian descent Tunisian screenwriters {{France-film-director-stub