Ahmed Benaissa

Ahmed Benaissa

Рождение : 1944-03-02, Nedroma, Tlemcen, Algeria

Смерть : 2022-05-20

История

Ahmed Benaissa (2 March 1944 – 20 May 2022) was an Algerian actor, best known for the roles in the critically acclaimed films Étoile aux dents ou Poulou le magnifique, Gates of the Sun, and Close Enemies. He was born in Algeria in a family of five girls and four boys. His father was an activist who was arrested and imprisoned in Algeria. However he was then released after Algerian Independence. He later moved to Paris, France. He lived for almost 18 years in France. During this period, he received training at the National Theater School. He was married and was a father of two boys. In 1971, Benaissa started his cinema career with the film Étoile aux dents ou Poulou le magnifique directed by Derri Berkani. He played the role 'Jibé' in that film. With the success of the film, he received several films in the following years such as Algerian films Leïla et les autres in 1977 directed by Sid Ali Mazif, Buamama in 1985 directed by Benamar Bakhti and popular comedy Le Clandestin in 1989 directed by Bakhti. He played the main role of 'Haroun', in the film L’Etranger de Camus. He has performed and directed at the National Theater of Algiers, as well as at the Regional Theater of Oran. He also directed the Regional Theater of Sidi-Bel-Abbès. In 2013, he won the prize for Best Direction for the film Nedjma. Benaissa played the role 'Rida' in Ramzi Ben Sliman's first feature film My Revolution. It was released in France in August 2015. At the Theater, the tour with Meursaults continued in France in 2017. His final film, Sons of Ramses, premiered at the 2022 Cannes Film Festival and was dedicated to him. Source: Article "Ahmed Benaissa" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

Профиль

Ahmed Benaissa
Ahmed Benaissa

Фильмы

Habib
Père de Habib
The story of a young Belgian actor of Moroccan origin who agrees to play the role of Saint-François-d'Assise to put an end to the roles of nice Arabs that are stuck on his forehead in often mediocre films. Getting into the historical figure will represent a real challenge for him; when his father, settled in Morocco, suddenly returns to Brussels with a new wife, and the beginnings of Alzheimer's, he finds himself having to juggle between the expectations of his colleagues and his family.
Sons of Ramses
Younes
Thirty-four year old Ramsès has established himself as a clairvoyant in La Goutte d’Or, Paris. A shrewd manipulator and something of a poet, he built a sound business consoling people. Elusive and dangerous youths, freshly arrived from the streets of Tangier, disrupt his business and the whole neighbourhood. Until the day Ramses has an actual vision.
Лапочка
Hafid
Алжир, 1990-е годы. Нежма — свободная духом студентка, которая отказывается подчиняться последствиям гражданской войны и хочет жить нормальной жизнью. Она мечтает стать дизайнером, учится в университете, а по вечерам отрывается в клубах вместе со своей подругой Вассилой. Когда тиски социального напряжения вокруг нее сжимаются, героиня решает отстаивать свою независимость с помощью модного показа.
Верные враги
Raji, "godfather" of the estate
Дрис и Мануэль — друзья детства, которые пошли разными дорогами. Мануэль выбрал жизнь преступника, а Дрис стал копом. Но однажды их пути пересекаются, и старые друзья осознают, что они нужны друг другу.
Gates of the Sun
Mohamed
An Algerian secret agent has to destroy an undercover paramilitary organization that plans to strike against the country and its people.
Profumi d'Algeri
Sotto Voce
During the Algerian war, the road to Beni Boussaid on the Morocco-Algeria border is obstructed by the Morice line, a 430-mile long belt that is electrified and heavily mined. Moussa, a Moroccan friend of the revolution, helps refugees across the mountains. However, he must go through Beni Boussaid when he finds out that the path he usually takes is no longer safe. Hans, a Communist militant of the GDR, loses a leg on the way, while trying to remove a mine from a passageway. Normally, the wounded and sick are put to rest, but Hans is not a Muslim and cannot be a martyr.
Вне закона
Le père
Судьба разлучает изгнанных с родной алжирской земли мать и троих братьев. Мессауд отправляется воевать в Индокитай. Абделькадер становится во главе движения за освобождения Алжира в Париже, а Саид делает себе состояние в трущобах и боксерских клубах в районе Пигаль. Их судьбы, скрепленные мате
Inland
Lakhdar
Algerian filmmaker Tariq Teguia wrote and directed this impressionistic look at a man whose life takes an unexpected turn far away from home. Malek (Abdelkader Affak) is a surveyor from Algeria who is semi-retired, but at the urging of a friend he takes an assignment in Oran. The region in question was the site of frequent battles during Oran's civil war, and an earlier survey that would make it possible to bring electrical utilities to the area was cut short by the fighting. While the zone is still unstable, Malek sets out to complete charting the area, and finds the locals regard him with suspicion and hostility. However, not everyone is disrespectful, and he discovers a young woman (Ines Rose Djakou) who is attracted to him, which leads him to consider abandoning his old life to run away with her. Inland was an official selection at the 2008 Venice Film Festival.
Morituri
Commissaire Dine
The Female Demon
Directed by Hafsa Zinai Koudil.
Le Clandestin
The Sheriff
Nine people with Abdullah Le Clandestin (Illegal Taxi), in one car, on the way to Algiers.
Эпопея Чек Бауамама
The story of the film revolves around the epic of Sheikh Bouamama, a leader of the national resistance in Algeria during the French colonial era. The events are taking place in southwestern Algeria. The film also tells about different stages of the resistance, especially about one of the uprisings of the Algerian people, namely "the battle of the sons of Sidi Sheikh Bouamama", in which French General Leuti was appointed to try to suppress and end this resistance.
Kahla wa Bayda
Rago
Rabie is a kid from Sétif in 1980, trying to collect money to buy a wheelchair for his paralyzid sister Sassia, so she can get out of the house.
Leila and the Others
The story of Algerian women trying to live in 1970s Algeria where the society is between conservative values and progressive modern Algeria.
Les Enfants de Novembre
Étoile aux dents ou Poulou le magnifique
Jibé
La Tragédie du Roi Christophe
Juan de Dios-Martial Besse