Farid Lahouassa

Farid Lahouassa

Nascimento : 1959-07-05,

Perfil

Farid Lahouassa

Filmes

Princes of the Desert
Screenplay
Zodi, a 12 years old nomad, find an orphan baby dromedary in the desert. He takes in the animal, feeds it, calls it Téhu and becomes its best friend.
La traversée
Producer
Community workers, Alex and Stéphanie take five teen dropouts on an educational journey across the Mediterranean. But their skipper happens to be an ex cop with a powerful hatred for youths from the hood.
De Gaulle
Producer
Maio 1940. A guerra intensifica-se, o exército francês afunda-se, os alemães estarão muito em breve em Paris. O pânico vence o governo que encara aceitar a derrota. Um homem, Charles de Gaulle, acabado de ser promovido a general, quer alterar o curso da História. A sua mulher, Yvonne de Gaulle, é o seu principal apoio, mas depressa serão separados pelos acontecimentos. Com os três filhos, lança-se pelas estradas do êxodo. Enquanto isso, Charles vai para Londres. Do exílio, ele quer falar ao povo francês com uma outra voz: a da Resistência.
Nos patriotes
Producer
After the French defeat of summer 1940, Addi Ba, a young Senegalese rifleman escapes and hides in the Vosges. Aided by some villagers, he gets false documents that allow him to live openly.
O Último Diamante
Producer
Julia (Bérénice Bejo) trabalha vendendo peças raras em leilões e sua próxima grande venda será o lendário diamante Florentin. Dias antes do leilão, ela contrata uma equipe, liderada por Simon (Yvan Attal), para cuidar da segurança do item. Ao se conhecerem melhor, Julia e Simon começam um relacionamento. O que ela não sabe é que ele é um ladrão de cofres profissional, que fez um acordo com seu parceiro no crime, Albert (Jean-Francois Stevenin), para roubar o diamante.
Com A Verdade Me Enganas 3
Producer
Eddie, Dov, Yvan e os outros migraram do tradicional bairro de confecções do Sentier, moribundo, para o subúrbio florescente de Aubervilliers. Os empresários judeus devem agora dividir o território com atacadistas chineses.
All That Glitters
Delegated Producer
Best friends Ely and Lila share everything together, including their dream of a life beyond the Paris suburb they've lived in since childhood. One night they venture into the capital and meet a pair of wealthy young friends at a night club. Ashamed of their working-class background, and seeing an opportunity to escape, Ely and Lila begin to lie their way into this glamorous new world. Falling deeper into their web of lies, the young women begin to lose sight of themselves as their friendship is pushed to the limit.
Victor
Producer
When a family wins a contest to adopt Victor, an 85-year-old man, the magazine intern who hatched the idea must undo what has been done.
The Easy Way
Producer
Albert Spaggiari is arrested in Nice and brought to a judge's office for interrogation, but he escapes to South America where he meets a journalist who is investigating the event.
O Elo Perdido
Producer
África central, 1870. Acompanhado por um grupo de caçadores indígenas, o antropólogo escocês Jamie Dodd (Joseph Fiennes) atravessa a floresta tropical à procura de uma nova espécie. Ao encontrar uma tribo de pigmeus, Jamie acredita ter achado o "elo perdido" que faria a ponte evolucionária entre o homem e o primata. Ele captura dois pigmeus chamados Toko (Lomama Boseki) e Likola (Cécile Bayiha) para apresentá-los na Academia de Ciência de Edimburgo. A amizade que surge entre os três termina colocando em risco a carreira do cientista.
Iznogoud
Producer
In Baghdad the Magnificent reigns Haroun al Plassid, who is the Caliph. There also dwells Iznogoud, who wants to be the Caliph. The irascible Grand Vizier hatches plot after plot to remove his ruler and take his place—melting Djinn, invisibility spell, cursed diamond, voodoo doll… But no amount of cunning or obstinacy can make up for sheer, hilariously bad luck.
Nem a favor, nem contra (muito pelo contrário)
Producer
O filme acompanha a queda de uma cameraman jovem, Caty, depois que ela se envolve com um grupo de pequenos criminosos e seu enigmático líder, Jean. A turma vive como irmãos, até o dia em que Jean planeja um grande assalto a banco. Apesar dos outros membros da gangue se sentirem fora da sua liga, as dificuldades financeiras e o bom papo de Jean os convence. Agora Caty encontra-se em um mundo infernal de violência, traição e assassinato.
Would I Lie to You? 2
Producer
Eddie, Dov, and Yvan are back, still working in Paris' Sentier textile district, This time they're confronting the high-stakes world of large distribution after striking a deal with Eurodiscount, a European hypermarket chain.
American Virgin
Producer
When your father is a pornographer, what can you do to shock him? If you're Katrina Bartalotti, you announce that you're going to lose your virginity -- live on the Internet, for the whole world to see.
Peut-être
Producer
Arthur is invited to a New Year's Eve party to celebrate the year 2000. His girlfriend Lucie would like a baby from him but he refuses. Through the ceiling of the toilets, he discovers a passage leading to this futurist Paris. There, he meets an old man Ako who affirms he is his son and that he wants to exist. Otherwise he will vanish into the air. Arthur is still hesitant because his life is an unfulfilled one: a has a little lucrative job, is uncertain about his future and things are getting out of hand when Ako discovers the passage and interferes in the party.
The Kid from Chaaba
Producer
Le Gone du Chaâba (The Kid of the Chaaba), translated into English as Shantytown Kid by Naima Wolf, is an autobiographical novel by Azouz Begag about his life as a young Algerian boy growing up in a shantytown next to Lyon, France, called the Chaâba by its inhabitants. The story covers a period of approximately three years in the life of the protagonist and deals with issues developing from the clash between two cultures, that of France and that of North Africa, as well as the difficulties of finding a cultural identity between the two. The story focuses on the cultural differences between the Arab and French communities, as well as how the two groups react to each other
Would I Lie to You?
Producer
The sentimental and comedic adventures of Eddie, a non-Jew trying to pass as Jewish though totally ignorant of Jewish traditions, as he works in a Jewish community
When the Cat's Away
Producer
When Chloe, a young Parisian, decides to take a long-overdue vacation, she has to find someone to look after Gris-Gris, her beloved cat. Everyone, including her gay male roommate, refuses to help her, but she finally makes an arrangement with the elderly Madame Renée, who often watches over other peoples' cats and dogs. However, when Chloe comes back, Madame Renée tells her that unfortunately the cat has been lost, and the unlucky owner goes on a search for her dear animal friend. While looking for the cat, she meets many colorful characters who populate the neighborhood.
Attention fragile
Producer
September, 1986. Alice and Martin are 17 years old. They come from provinces to Montesquieu high school in the capital. Like many youngs of their age, born in the 70s and nostalgic of a too comfortable childhood, they progress carefully in life. While Alice and Martin are finding their footing, demonstrations against the Devaquet law and the tragic death of Malik Oussekine are happening.
Rai
Executive Producer
Raï is about a gang of youths in a Parisian suburb.This is the multicultural environment in which Mezz, Aziz, Laurent, Nordine, Poisson and the others have grown up. There is no future in Garges-les-Gonesses. Unemployment is high, drugs and violence are a part of everyday life. The opportunity to escape seems nonexistent.
La poupée qui tousse
Director
At night, Kamel plays a game of bingo in the streets of Paris. In the morning, he goes home to sleep with his family in the suburbs. The sudden departure of his sick mother to Algeria takes him away from his father. His father loses money gambling while his son is having a love affair elsewhere. They will never see each other again.