Rachid BoucharebFilmography

Occupation:: Director, Producer, Screenwriter

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London River

Crew: Director, Screenwriter

Actors: Brenda Blethyn, Sotigui Kouyaté, Roschdy Zem, Sami Bouajila, Bernard Blancan

Synopsis: It marked a sickening and devastating second act to 9/11: on July 7, 2005, a series of bombs exploded on the London subways, all ignited by terrorist extremists. Over 700 people were severely injured, 56 people killed; authorities later discovered a video tape from one of the jihadists, declaring Read More

2009
Hadewijch

Crew: Producer

Actors: Julie Sokolowski, David Dewaele, Yassine Salim, Karl Sarafidis

Synopsis: The strength of one woman's faith takes her to strange and dangerous places in this drama from acclaimed French filmmaker Bruno Dumont. Celine (Julie Sokolowski), the daughter of a wealthy and respected family, is a twenty-year-old student of theology whose passion for Christianity is so strong Read More

2009
Niloofar

Crew: Producer

Actors: Roya Nonahali, Shahab Hosseini, Hengameh Ghaziani, Mobina Aynehdar, Amir Aghaie

Synopsis: A girl is determined not to be held back by her sex or her culture in this drama from Iranian filmmaker Sabine El Gemayel. Niloofar (Mobina Aynehdar) is a twelve-year-old girl who is bright and wants to get an education. However, only boys are allowed to attend school in her community, and Read More

2008
Days of Glory

Crew: Dialogue Writer, Director, Screenwriter

Actors: Jamel Debbouze, Samy Naceri, Roschdy Zem, Sami Bouajila, Bernard Blancan

Synopsis: Director Rachid Bouchareb teams with screenwriter Olivier Morelle to offer a revealing look at the brave contributions made by North African soldiers who fought for France during World War II in this emotionally-charged war drama starring Jamel Debbouze, Samy Naceri, Sami Bouajila, and Bernard Blancan Read More

2/16/06
Flanders

Crew: Executive Producer, Producer

Actors: Adélaïde Leroux, Samuel Boidin, Henri Cretel, Jean-Marie Bruveart, David Poulain

Synopsis: A man's reluctance to express his emotions has unfortunate consequences in both love and war in this drama from filmmaker Bruno Dumont. Barbe (Adelaide Leroux) is a pretty young woman living in a small village in rural France. Barbe loves Andre (Samuel Boidin), a rough-hewn farmhand who doesn't Read More

2006
Buffalo Boy

Crew: Producer

Actors: Le The Lu, Nguyen Thi Kieu Trinh, Nguyen Huu Thanh, Kra Zan Sram, Truong Van Be, Nguyen Anh Hoa

Synopsis: A teenager coming of age in Vietnam in the '40s is faced with new challenges and troubling news as he asserts his independence in this drama. Kim (Le The Lu) is a 15-year-old living in a rural area where a six-month rainy season causes frequent flooding, threatening the lives of the water buffalo Read More

3/11/05
Twentynine Palms

Crew: Producer

Actors: Yekaterina Golubeva, David Wissack

Synopsis: A couple drives their Humvee into the California desert. David (David Wissak) is ostensibly working, scouting locations near Twentynine Palms for a photo or film shoot. His girlfriend, Katia (Katia Golubeva from Leos Carax's Pola X), is along for the ride. David is American; Katia is French and Read More

4/9/04
La Bande du Drugstore

Crew: Producer

Actors: Mathieu Simonet, Cecile Cassel, Alice Taglioni, Aurelien Wiik, Laurent Pialet

Synopsis: La Bande de Drugstore is the debut feature from writer/director Francois Armanet, who adapted the script from his own novel. Set in Paris during the 1960s, a group of stylish teenagers hang out at a club called the Drugstore. Shy Philippe Challes (Mathieu Simonet) wants to meet a girl but he Read More

2002
L'Attente des femmes

Crew: Producer

Actors: Tounes Ait Ali, Sonia Mekkiou, Doudja Achaichi, Salima Seddiki, Abdallah Bouzida

Synopsis: Set in Algeria in the 1920s, this drama concerns Brahim (Abdallah Bouzida), the aging head of a pottery business who is angry with his second wife, convinced that it's her fault that she hasn't been able to bear him a child. Deciding to move on to greener pastures, Brahim arranges to marry Fadah Read More

2001
Little Senegal

Crew: Director, Screenwriter

Actors: Sotigui Kouyaté, Sharon Hope, Roschdy Zem

Synopsis: A man goes on a pilgrimage in search of his heritage -- only this time it's an African coming to America in this offbeat drama. Alloune (Sotigui Kouyate) is an elderly man who works at a museum in his native Senegal that is devoted to documenting the history of the slave trade in Africa. Many Read More

2001
L'Humanité

Crew: Producer

Actors: Emmanuel Schotté, Séverine Caneele, Philippe Tullier, Ghislain Ghesquire, Ginette Allegre

Synopsis: Bruno Dumont drew attention to his work with his first film, La vie de Jesus, which was a realistic portrayal of the miserable existence of people in a small town north of France. His second film, L'humanité, also takes place in Bailleul, the nondescript Flanders town of the previous film. Another Read More

6/16/00
Petite Cherie

Crew: Producer

Actors: Corinne Debonniere, Laurence Fevrier, Patrick Prejean

Synopsis: For her first feature film, French director Anne Villaceque focuses on a terminally shy bank clerk named Sybille (Corinne Debonniere) and the uncertain bond she forms with an enigmatic young man. Pushing 30, Sybille still lives at home, reading romance novels and engaging in stilted dinner Read More

2000
Vivre au Paradis

Crew: Producer

Actors: Roschdy Zem, Fadila Belkebla, Omar Bekhaled, Farida Rahouadj, Hiam Abbass

Synopsis: Bourlem Guerdjou directed this French-Belgian-Norwegian-Algerian co-production, a drama set in the Paris suburbs during the early '60s. Algerian immigrant Lakhdar (Roschdy Zem) works at a building site and lives in a corrugated metal hut. Since Lakhdar is literate, he helps others send letters Read More

3/17/99
West Beyrouth

Crew: Producer

Actors: Rami Doueiri, Mohamad Chamas, Rola Al Amin, Carmen Lebbos, Joseph Bou Nassar

Synopsis: Lebanese writer Ziad Dolueiri made his directorial debut with this French-Lebanese-Belgian-Norwegian co-production, an autobiographical drama with Arabic and French dialogue. In 1975, after self-confident Tarek (Rami Doueiri, the director's brother) witnesses the start of civil war, he and his pal Read More

12/16/98
L'Honneur De Ma Famille

Crew: Director, Screenwriter

Actors: Seloua Hamse, Karole Rocher, Roschdy Zem, Alex Descas, Firmine Richard

Synopsis: In this French comedy, Algerian Nora (Seloua Hamse) tells her parents she works the nightshift at a hospital emergency ward, but in truth, Nora and her friend Carol (Karole Rocher) cross the border each night to work the bar at a large disco. Nora's travel plans are interrupted by a surprise Read More

1998
The Life of Jesus

Crew: Producer

Actors: David Douche, Marjorie Cottreel, Geneviève Cottreel, Kader Chaatouf

Synopsis: This French coming-of-age movie marked the debut of writer-director Bruno Dumont. The film bears a symbolic resemblance to the life of Jesus Christ, but it has no direct relationship with his life. The story is set in the small, economically stagnant town of Bailleul in northern France. Freddy (David Douche Read More

6/5/97
Poussières de Vie

Crew: Director, Screenwriter

Actors: Eric Nguyen, Daniel Guyant, Gilles Chitlaphone, Leon Outtrabady, Lam Siu-ming, Jehan Pages, William Low

Synopsis: This drama provides an insightful examination of life in Vietnam following the Vietnamese war. It places special focus upon the fate of Amerasians in a country that values "racial purity." Son is half Vietnamese and half African-American. After the fall of Saigon in 1975, Son's mother tried to Read More

1994
Cheb

Crew: Director, Screenwriter

Actors: Nozha Khouadra, Pierre-Loup Rajot

Synopsis: Merwan grew up in France and only speaks French, but he is a resident alien from Algeria. Because of a minor infraction of the law, he is shipped back "home" to Algeria and is immediately drafted into the army. He speaks no Arabic and is held in contempt by his fellow soldiers. It's not long Read More

1990
Baton Rouge

Crew: Director, Screenwriter

Actors: Jacques Penot, Pierre-Loup Rajot, Hammou Graia, Elaine Foster, Frederic Wizmane

Synopsis: Not to be confused with the 1988 film of the same name, the French Baton Rouge was inspired by a true story. Three young Parisians of modest means (Jacques Penot, Pierre-Loup Rajot and Hammou Graia) finagle their way into a free visit to New York. Once in the Big Apple, the boys become fascinated Read More

1985