Fehd Benchemsi

Fehd Benchemsi

Nacimiento : 1978-02-16, Casablanca, Marocco

Historia

Fehd Benchemsi, Morocco's top movie star, is at the vanguard of the Arab Actors new wave. He recently starred in Hulu's acclaimed series The Looming Tower (2018) alongside international movie stars Jeff Daniels and Tahar Rahim. In 2017, he appeared in Yellow Birds (from director Alexander Moors), alongside Boardwalk Empire star Jack Huston. Benchemsi played and appeared with Bradley Cooper in Clint Eastwood's acclaimed blockbuster American Sniper (2015), as well as with Academy Award winner Nicole Kidman in Queen Of The Desert (Werner Herzog, 2015). Benchemsi played leading or supporting roles in movies that gained national and international acclaim: Né Quelque Part (Mohamed Hamidi, Cannes Festival, 2013), The Man Who Sold The World (Swel & Imad Noury, Berlin Festival 2009, Award in Abu Dhabi Film Festival, 2009), L'Orchestre des Aveugles (Mohamed Mouftakir, Golden Tanit in Carthage Film Festival 2016, selected in Marrakech Film Festival 2014, 3 awards in Bruxelles Film Festival 2015), Death For Sale (Faouzi Bensaïdi, selected for Academy Awards Best Foreign movie race 2013, Award in Berlin Film Festival 2012, Best movie in San Fransisco Film Festival 2012). La Vache (Mohamed Hamidi), best movie, Jury Prize, in Alpes d'Huez Film Festival 2016) Being always ready to rise to a challenge, Benchemsi recently moved to LA, to give his career a new impetus in the motherland of the movie industry. Like most inspired and great artists, Benchemsi's talent for entertainment stretches beyond the subtle art of acting, as he also is an accomplished musician: He masters percussions and ethnic instruments, and sings Gnawa songs, Morocco's gospel. Benchemsi regularly performs during public concerts in LA with Gnawest, the ethnic jazz formation he leads . Benchemsi was born in Casablanca, Morocco. Before he took up an artistic career, he graduated with a Law Master Degree from Aix en Provence University (France). His international background granted him a lot of ease in developing his language skills: He is fluent in Arabic, French and English.

Perfil

Fehd Benchemsi

Películas

Citoyen d'honneur
Citoyen d'honneur
Imam
Samir Amin is a fulfilled writer, Nobel Prize for Literature, who lives in Paris, far from his native country, Algeria.He systematically refuses all the invitations made to him. Until the day when he decides to accept to be made "Honorary Citizen" of Sidi Mimoun, the small town where he was born.But should he again meet with the inhabitants of this city, who year after year became the heroes of his various novels?
ALLAL
ALLAL
Fehd Benchemsi's first short film
ALLAL
ALLAL
Writer
Fehd Benchemsi's first short film
ALLAL
ALLAL
Director
Fehd Benchemsi's first short film
La vaca
La vaca
Samir
Fatah, un pequeño granjero de Argelia sólo tiene ojos para su vaca Jacqueline y sueña con llevarla a París al Salón de la Agricultura. Al recibir la invitación, él que nunca ha dejado el campo, toma un barco en dirección a Marsella para cruzar toda Francia a pie. Es la oportunidad para Fatah y Jacqueline de vivir una aventura de grandes momentos de ayuda mutua y de risas.
The Blind Orchestra
The Blind Orchestra
Abdellah
In the early years of the reign of Hassan II, Houcine, a fan of the new king, is the director of a popular orchestra and the proud father of Mimou. This is a very particular troupe, male musicians who are sometimes forced to pretend that they are blind in order to play at parties reserved for women in conservative Moroccan families. But then young Minou runs into Chama, the neighbor’s new maid
La reina del desierto
La reina del desierto
Ibrahim
Queen of the Desert es un ‘biopic’ que cuenta la historia de Gertrude Bell: la escritora, arqueóloga y cartógrafa considerada la versión femenina de Lawrence de Arabia. En el siglo XX se convirtió en toda una experta sobre el mundo árabe y, gracias a ello, aportó sus servicios al Imperio Británico ayudando a expandir sus dominios en dicho territorio.
El francotirador
El francotirador
Terp #1
El marine del grupo de operaciones especiales de la Marina de Estados Unidos Chris Kyle es enviado a Irak con una sola misión: proteger a sus compañeros de ejército. Su precisión milimétrica salva incontables vidas en el campo de batalla y, a medida que se extienden sus valientes hazañas, se gana el apodo de 'Leyenda'. Sin embargo, su reputación también crece detrás de las líneas enemigas, de manera que ponen precio a su cabeza y se convierte en objetivo prioritario de los insurgentes. Al mismo tiempo también se está enfrentando a otra batalla en casa: ser un buen marido y padre desde el otro lado del mundo.
SAGA, l'histoire des hommes qui ne reviennent jamais
SAGA, l'histoire des hommes qui ne reviennent jamais
1964, after the death of his father, for which he feels guilty, Lahcen decides to leave his native village in the Moroccan Atlas to start over a new life in Tangier. He works as a nurse with his friend Omar. Nothing seemed to look awkward until Omar tries to involve Lahcen into a suspicious case of organ trafficking. Tired of the psychological influence of Omar, Lahcen, seeking redemption, ends up heading back to his village where he could meet back his inner peace. 40 years later, Lahcen is arrested for an alleged trafficking in Tangier. To clear his father Ali, undertakes a journey through the past of his father. During his quest, he will cross the path of Said, the brother he never thought he had.
Mi tierra
Mi tierra
Nordine
Farid, joven francés de 26 años tiene que ir a Argelia para salvar la casa de su padre. Descubriendo así un país donde jamás a puesto los pies, acaba conociendo a una galería de personajes sorprendentes donde el humor y la sencillez van a cambiarlo profundamente.
The Rif Lover
The Rif Lover
Aya lives in a small village and spends her days sunbathing until her oldest brother secretly pimps her to a hashish trafficker called The Baron. Aya only has her naive notions of romance to help her control her destiny while she is in his clutches.
Death for Sale
Death for Sale
In Tetouan, at the northern edge of Morocco, three young men decide to rob a jewelry store. The heist goes awry, and their destinies part drastically.
The Rif Lover
The Rif Lover
Ahed
Aya only dreams of finding love like her favorite opera character Carmen. But the person who steals her heart is a powerful hashish trafficker known as The Baron. After buying her virginity from her brothers, he soon reveals himself to be an illusory prince charming.
Allo Canada
Allo Canada
Said
The film tells the story of Said, an agricultural engineer , who one day decided to emigrate to Canada for improve their standard of living. But his bag will be stolen from him, which contains all the documents necessary for his trip. Said, accompanied by the sister of the thief, who recently returned from Canada, they begin to follow her brother among a group of villages.
Killing Me Softly
Killing Me Softly
A couple arranges to meet on a street corner late at night where an unexpected sequence of events occurs.
Les anges de Satan
Les anges de Satan
Casablanca, 2003. 14 young hard-rockers are arrested and condemned for sentences from 3 months to 1 year. What are the accusations? Satanism and shaking the foundations of Islam. Based on actual events.