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is a French film, television and theatre actor. He is a César Award recipient for Most Promising Actor.

Life and career

Malik Zidi was born in

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n father and a Breton mother. He spent his formative years in Saint-Maur-des-Fossés, a suburb of Paris. Zidi abandoned his conventional studies early to concentrate on a career in comedy. Following courses at the Théâtre Véronique Nordey, and the Théâtre de Proposition in Paris, he briefly studied acrobatics and

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at the Théâtre de la Piscine and cinema at the Studio Pygmalion. Zidi made his first film appearance in the 1998

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-directed ''Les Corps ouverts''. In 2000, Zidi was chosen by director

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to appear as the troubled, lovelorn, bisexual youth Franz in the

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-winning film ''

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'' ( French:''Gouttes d'eau sur pierres brûlantes''). The film was based on the play ''Tropfen auf heisse Steine'' by German film director and screenwriter

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. The film is a four-part comedy-drama shot entirely on one set and featuring only four actors: Zidi,

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and American actress Anna Levine. Zidi's role in ''Water Drops on Burning Rocks'' garnered him his first of four César Award nominations. Malik Zidi followed up with roles in the 2002 Antoine Santana-directed ''

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'' (English: '' One Moment of Happiness'') opposite Isild Le Besco, earning his second César Award nomination for Most Promising Actor. In 2004, he appeared in the André Téchiné-directed romantic drama '' Les Temps qui changent'' (

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release title: '' Changing Times'') as Sami, the bisexual son of Cécile (portrayed by

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), who visits his parents in Tangiers so that he may visit his Moroccan boyfriend. The film also starred actor Gérard Depardieu and was nominated for a

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. Zidi received his third César Award nomination. In 2006, Zidi appeared in the Emmanuel Bourdieu-drama '' Les Amitiés maléfiques'' (English release title: '' Poison Friends''). The film was showcased at the

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and Bourdieu received the Critics Week Grand Prize and the Grand Golden Rail. The film also won the SACD Screenwriting Award and Zidi was once again nominated for a César Award, winning the Award for Most Promising Actor 2007. In addition to film, Zidi has appeared in numerous television roles. In 2020, Zidi penned his first novel ''L'ombre du soir'', which was published by Éditions Anne Carrière.

Personal life

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aficionado.

Filmography

Other awards

* 2001:

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References

External links

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