Sami BouajilaFilmography

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Inside Ring

Actors: Jean Reno, Gaspard Ulliel, Vahina Giocante

3/4/09
London River

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
The Witnesses

Actors: Michel Blanc, Emmanuelle Béart, Sami Bouajila, Julie Depardieu, Johan Libereau

Synopsis: The early days of the AIDS crisis in France provides the backdrop for this powerful, life-affirming drama from writer and director André Téchiné. It's 1984, and Mehdi (Sami Bouajila) is a police detective who, unbeknownst to his wife Sarah (Emmanuelle Béart), is a bisexual who has occasional Read More

2/1/08
24 Bars

Actors: Benoît Magimel, Lubna Azabal, Sami Bouajila, Bérangère Allaux, Marisa Berenson

Synopsis: Four lost souls in search of a connection are brought together by fate on a quiet Christmas Eve in the feature directorial debut of actor-turned-director Jalil Lespert. It's the day before Christmas, and as bleach-blonde prostitute Helly (Lubna Azabal) wakes up next to an anonymous john, all she Read More

2007
Days of Glory

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
Zaïna, Rider of the Atlas

Actors: Sami Bouajila, Simon Abkarian, Aziza Nadir, Michel Favory, Assaad Bouab

2005
Pas Si Grave

Actors: Sami Bouajila, Romain Duris, Jean-Michel Portal, Leonor Varela, Pepe Munne

Synopsis: French writer/director Bernard Rapp (Une Affaire de Goût) creates a neo-fable, of sorts, with his 2003 film, Pas Si Grave (No Big Deal). About a quarter of a century ago, Spanish artist Pablo (director Alejandro Jodorowsky) and his musician wife, Pilar (Pascale Roberts), escaped their native Read More

2003
En Jouant 'Dans la Compagnie des Hommes'

Actors: Sami Bouajila, Jean-Paul Roussillon, Vladimir Yordanoff, Laszlo Szabo, Anna Mouglalis

2003
The Nest

Actors: Samy Naceri, Benoît Magimel, Nadia Farès, Pascal Greggory, Sami Bouajila

Synopsis: Directed by Florent E. Siri, Nid De Guepes chronicles the unlikey cooperation between a band of thieves and an elite group of judicial escorts. As several characters prepare for their various missions on Bastille Day, an unapologetic Albanian mobster (Angelo Infanti) is being flown in to stand Read More

3/6/02
Embrassez Qui Vous Voudrez

Actors: Charlotte Rampling, Jacques Dutronc, Carole Bouquet, Michel Blanc, Karin Viard

Synopsis: A group of friends and mutual acquaintances embark on a number of vacations -- concealed or otherwise -- for relaxation and unexpected romantic hijinks in French actor/director Michel Blanc's fourth directorial effort, the romantic ensemble comedy See How They Run. While hosting a dinner party Read More

2002
The Adventures of Felix

Actors: Ariane Ascaride, Maurice Bénichou, Sami Bouajila, Patachou, Pierre-Loup Rajot

Synopsis: A man considers the fine line between friendship and family as he crosses France by foot in this comedy. Felix (Sami Bouajila) is a cheerful thirty-something from Normandy who is part-Arab by birth and 100 percent French by inclination; Felix is also gay and HIV-positive, though the ups and downs Read More

6/15/01
Faites comme si je n'étais pas là

Actors: Jérémie Renier, Aurore Clément, Johan Leysen, Sami Bouajila, Alexia Stresi

Synopsis: The 400 Blows meets Rear Window in this low-key French thriller directed by Olivier Jahan. Suffering because of the death of his father and the emotional distance of his mother, high-school student Eric (Jeremie Renier) kills time by obsessively spying on his neighbors. Compulsively taking notes Read More

1/17/01
Change-moi ma vie

Actors: Fanny Ardant, Roschdy Zem, Fanny Cottençon, Sami Bouajila, Olivier Cruveiller

Synopsis: Two lost souls make a pact to lift each other up and provide the support needed to kick their bad habits and take one last shot at living their dreams in this introspective drama starring Fanny Ardant and Rochdy Zem. Nina (Ardent) is an unemployed actress who has just taken a lethal overdose of Read More

2001
La Repetition

Actors: Emmanuelle Béart, Pascale Bussières, Dani Levy, Jean-Pierre Kalfon, Sami Bouajila

Synopsis: Friendship turns to love, and unrequited love leads to a dangerous obsession in this moody drama. Nathalie (Emmanuelle Beart) and Louise (Pascale Bussieres) grew up together and had been close friends since childhood, but while both were studying drama in their early twenties, their friendship Read More

2001
La Faute à Voltaire

Actors: Sami Bouajila, Élodie Bouchez, Aure Atika, Bruno Lochet, Virginie Darmon

2000
Nos vies heureuses

Actors: Marie Payen, Cécile Richard, Camille Japy, Sami Bouajila, Eric Bonicatto

Synopsis: The loosely interrelated romantic difficulties of six people living in Paris provide the framework for the drama Nos Vies Heureuses/Our Happy Lives. Cecile (Cecile Richard) is an impulsive bohemian who documents the lives of her friends with her camera. One of her closest friends is Emilie (Camille Japy Read More

1999
The Siege

Actors: Denzel Washington, Annette Bening, Bruce Willis, Tony Shalhoub

Synopsis: Edward Zwick directed this action thriller about Islamic militants unleashing terrorism in New York City. As FBI Terrorism Task Force-chief Anthony Hubbard (Denzel Washington) investigates, a false-alarm bomb threat is followed by a legit bomb, with many killed when a Brooklyn bus explodes. Agents Read More

11/6/98
Le Déménagement

Actors: Danyboon, Emmanuelle Devos, Sami Bouajila, Marine Delterme, Dieudonne

Synopsis: In this zany French comedy, a writer chooses the day he and his family are to move out into the country to quit his publishing job and take a lucrative position writing for a television sitcom. On this day, everything possible goes haywire, beginning with the early arrival of the four Romanian Read More

6/18/97
Anna Oz

Actors: Charlotte Gainsbourg, Gérard Lanvin, Sami Bouajila, Grégori Derangère

Synopsis: This taut psychological chiller tells the twisted story of Anna, a woman living in Paris, whose dreams of her Venetian counterpart, a secretive young woman who lives in a fine palace with her brother and an enigmatic older man, become frighteningly real. Anna's world begins coming apart after she Read More

1996
Bye-Bye

Actors: Sami Bouajila, Nozha Khouadra, Philippe Ambrosini

Synopsis: In this French drama, the French-born son of North African immigrants attempts to cope with his guilt after he accidentally causes a family tragedy. The tale begins as 25-year old Ismael and his teenage brother Mouloud drive into Marseille where they plan on visiting relatives before heading back Read More

1995
Les Silences du Palais

Actors: Amel Hedhili, Hend Sabri, Najia Ouerghi, Kamel Fazaa

Synopsis: The pain of servitude, the power of music, and the need for women to stick together provide the underlying themes for this Tunisian-French drama set in the ruling king's compound the night before Tunisia declared its independence. The story reflects the reminiscence of Alia, a 25 year old woman Read More

1994
The Advocate

Actors: Colin Firth, Ian Holm, Donald Pleasence, Nicol Williamson, Lysette Anthony

Synopsis: In France in 1452, the dark superstition of the Medieval era was beginning to give way to the more enlightened attitudes of the Renaissance. But the changes were slow in coming, as Richard Courtois (Colin Firth) learns when he moves to the country village of Abbeville, owned and ruled by the Read More

1993
Les Histoires D'Amour Finissent Mal

Actors: Alain Fromager, Sami Bouajila, Eric Metayer

Synopsis: Zina (Nora) is the French-born child of a North African immigrant. She is mightily self-centered, in the manner of a spoiled child: at one point she declares that "the love of my life is me." Despite this, two men are vying for her affections. One of them is the leading man (Alain Fromager) in Read More

1992
La Thune

Actors: Sophie Aubry, Sami Bouajila, Martin Lamotte, Isabelle Petit-Jacques

Synopsis: Kamel is the son of French-born Algerians, and he has learned fairly quickly that working for others, at least for him, is no way to ensure that he won't remain poor. However, he is a bright, enterprising lad, full of confidence and energy, and he soon gets a profitable but unconventional business Read More

1992