''The Barons'' (french: Les barons) is a 2009 Belgian

comedy film A comedy film is a category of film which emphasizes humor. These films are designed to make the audience laugh through amusement. Films in this style traditionally have a happy ending (black comedy being an exception). Comedy is one of the ol ...

directed by

Nabil Ben Yadir Nabil Ben Yadir is a Belgian actor, film director, and screenwriter. Career Ben Yadir made his feature-length directorial debut in 2009 with ''The Barons'', which he also co-wrote with Laurent Brandenbourger and Sébastien Fernandez. The film was ...

. It was written by Yadir, Laurent Brandenbourger and Sébastien Fernandez. It premiered on 2 September 2009 at the

Festival International du Film Francophone de Namur The ''Festival International du Film Francophone de Namur'' (FIFF) is a festival dedicated to French speaking films in Namur, Belgium created in 1986, reflecting francophone diversity, from Europe, Canada and Africa. History The festival is cr ...

. The film was nominated for six

Magritte Awards A Magritte Award (french: ) is an accolade presented by the Académie André Delvaux of Belgium to recognize cinematic achievement in the film industry. Modelled after the French César Award, the formal ceremony at which the awards are presented ...

, winning Best Supporting Actor for

Jan Decleir Jan Decleir (born as ''Jan Amanda Gustaaf Decleir'' on 14 February 1946) is a prolific Belgian movie and stage actor born in Niel, Antwerp. Career He had his first big role in Fons Rademakers's ''Mira'' (1971). Since then, he has appeared in ...

Cast

* Nader Boussandel as Hassan * Mourade Zeguendi as Mounir * Mounir Ait Hamou as Aziz *

Julien Courbey Julien Courbey (born 12 March 1976) is a French actor. Theater Filmography External links * Photos of Julien Courbey on Allocine {{DEFAULTSORT:Courbey, Julien Living people 1976 births French male film actors French male television ...

as Franck Tabla *

as Lucien *

Fellag Mohamed Fellag (born 31 March 1950 in Azeffoun, Tizi Ouzou) is an Algerian comedian, writer, humorist, and actor. In 1958, at the height of the Algerian war of independence, his father took him and his younger brother, for their safety, to stay w ...

as 'R.G.' *

Édouard Baer Édouard Baer (born 1 December 1966) is a French actor, director, screenwriter, film producer and radio personality. In 2009, he participated in the French television programme ''Rendez-vous en terre inconnue''. On 5 March 2015 he appeared with S ...

as Jacques *

Amelle Chahbi Amelle Chahbi (born 21 August 1980) is a French comedian, writer and director. Biography Of Algerian and Moroccan descent, she was born in Paris and trained at the school of the Théâtre international Béatrice Brou, with the ligue d'improvisa ...

as Malika *

Melissa Djaouzi Melissa is a female given name. The name comes from the Greek language, Greek word μέλισσα (''mélissa''), "bee", which in turn comes from μέλι (''meli''), "honey". In Hittite language, Hittite, ''melit'' signifies "honey". ''Meliss ...

as Milouda * Salah Eddine Ben Moussa as Kader *

Jean-Luc Couchard Jean-Luc Couchard (born 14 July 1969) is a Belgian actor. Theater Filmography External links * 1969 births Living people People from Limbourg 20th-century French male actors 21st-century Belgian male actors Belgian male film a ...

as Ozgür *

Virginie Efira Virginie Efira (born 5 May 1977) is a Belgian actress and television presenter. Efira got her first leading role in the romantic comedy ''It Boy'' (2013). She subsequently received critical praise for her performance in the comedy drama '' In Be ...

as the artist

References

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* * 2009 films 2009 comedy films 2000s French-language films 2000s Dutch-language films 2000s Arabic-language films Belgian comedy films French comedy films Films set in Belgium Films shot in Brussels 2009 multilingual films Belgian multilingual films French multilingual films 2000s French films {{Belgium-film-stub