Movies by Sami Bouajila
As part of the cast:
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Omar Killed Me (2011)
Cast: Sami Bouajila, Denis Podalydès, Maurice Benichou …
Directed by: Roschdy Zem
When an elderly woman is found murdered in her basement, a message she allegedly scribbled on the wall identifies the killer as Omar, her longtime gardener. But a journalist covering the case…
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Outside the Law (2010)
Cast: Jamel Debbouze, Roschdy Zem, Sami Bouajila …
Directed by: Rachid Bouchareb
Left without a home in their native land, three Algerian brothers (Jamel Debbouze, Roschdy Zem and Sami Bouajila) split from their mother and seek out strikingly dissimilar lives. But fate…
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London River (2009)
Cast: Brenda Blethyn, Sotigui Kouyaté, Roschdy Zem …
Directed by: Rachid Bouchareb
After the terrorist bombings of July 7, 2005, Mrs. Sommers and Ousmane each travel to London to find their missing children. From divergent backgrounds but united by their search, they find…
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Ultimate Heist (2009)
Cast: Jean Reno, Gaspard Ulliel, Vahina Giocante …
Directed by: Laurent Tuel
Hoping to escape the long shadow of his father, Milo (Jean Reno), a powerful mobster who controls an organized crime syndicate in France, Anton Malakian (Gaspard Ulliel) plans one final heist…
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The Witnesses (2007)
Cast: Michel Blanc, Emmanuelle Béart, Sami Bouajila …
Directed by: André Téchiné
This compelling drama from André Téchiné looks back at a time when the AIDS epidemic was just becoming a reality. It's 1984, and the people of Paris have no idea how much…
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Days of Glory (2006)
Cast: Jamel Debbouze, Samy Naceri, Roschdy Zem …
Directed by: Rachid Bouchareb
Rachid Bouchareb's powerful pedagogical film chronicles the journey of four North African soldiers who join the French army to help liberate France from Nazi occupation during World War…
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The Stone Council (2006)
Cast: Monica Bellucci, Catherine Deneuve, Moritz Bleibtreu …
Directed by: Guillaume Nicloux
Seven years after adopting an Asian baby, French translator Laura Siprien is alarmed when her son suddenly appears to have a crop circle on his chest -- and the terror grows when a kidnapping…
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The Nest (2002)
Cast: Samy Naceri, Benoît Magimel, Nadia Farès …
Directed by: Florent Emilio Siri
Samy Naceri, Benoit Magimel, Nadia Fares, Pascal Greggory and Sami Bouajila star as the ruthless members of three warring gangs who end up hiding out in the same warehouse. Although it's…
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La Repetition (2001)
Cast: Emmanuelle Béart, Pascale Bussières, Dani Levy …
Directed by: Catherine Corsini
Emmanuelle Béart, Pascale Bussières and Dani Levy star in this heartbreaking film about a love that tears a friendship at the seams. Nathalie (Béart) and Louise…
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Change My Life (2001)
Cast: Fanny Ardant, Roschdy Zem, Fanny Cottençon …
Directed by: Liria Bégéja
When Algerian drag queen Sami (Roschdy Zem) is the lone person to come to the aid of Nina (Fanny Ardant) after she inexplicably collapses in the streets of Paris, the incident sparks an…
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The Adventures of Felix (2000)
Cast: Sami Bouajila, Patachou, Ariane Ascaride …
Directed by: Olivier Ducastel, Jacques Martineau
Fresh out of work, Félix (Sami Bouajila) leaves his lover and embarks on an eventful road trip to Marseilles in search of the father he's never known. Along the way, his encounters…
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Poetical Refugee (2000)
Cast: Sami Bouajila, Élodie Bouchez, Bruno Lochet …
Directed by: Abdel Kechiche
After leading the authorities to believe he's an Algerian refugee, a North African immigrant (Sami Bouajila) ekes out a living on the streets of Paris with a string of assumed names and…
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The Siege (1998)
Cast: Denzel Washington, Annette Bening, Bruce Willis …
Directed by: Edward Zwick
Martial law is imposed in New York when U.S. military zealots abduct a Muslim religious leader and an army general cordons off Queens to form a detention camp. Two FBI agents team with a CIA…