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Fehd Benchemsi

Fehd Benchemsi

출생 : 1978-02-16, Casablanca, Marocco

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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.

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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?

Fehd Benchemsi's first short film

Writer

Fehd Benchemsi's first short film

Director

Fehd Benchemsi's first short film

One Man and his Cow

One Man and his Cow

Samir

An Algerian man's life-long dream finally comes true when he receives an invitation to take his cow Jacqueline to the Paris International Agriculture Fair.

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

퀸 오브 데저트

Ibrahim

윈스턴 처칠, 아라비아 로렌스…세기의 남자들도 함부로 할 수 없었던 그녀! 작가, 고고학자, 탐험가이자 한때는 영국 정보국의 스파이였던 거트루드 벨의 피할 수 없는 운명적 사랑과 역사를 바꾼 모험을 그린 대서사시.

아메리칸 스나이퍼

Terp #1

녹색 얼굴의 악마들, 전쟁의 종결자 네이비 실 사이에서도 전설이라 불렸던 남자 ‘크리스 카일’. 총알이 난무하는 전쟁터에서도 군인들이 적을 소탕할 수 있었던 것은 최고의 스나이퍼가 자신들을 지켜줄 것이라는 믿음 때문이었다. 그러나 신은 그에게 관용을 허락하지 않았다. 단 4일간의 허니문, 첫 아이가 태어나는 순간에도 전쟁터를 떠나지 못한다. 더 이상 자신이 사랑했던 남자가 아닌 것 같다는 아내의 눈물에도 그는 조국을 지키기 위해, 한 명의 전우를 더 살리기 위해 적에게 총구를 겨누는데…

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.

Nordine

Farid, a young 26-year-old Frenchman, must travel to Algeria to save his father's house. While discovering this country in which he had never before set foot, he succumbs to the charms of a host of astonishing characters whose humour and simplicity affect him deeply. Amongst these is his cousin, a bright and lively young man who has the dream of one day going to France...

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.

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.

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.

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.