Roschdy Zem
Roschdy Zem | |
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Born | Gennevilliers,Hauts-de-Seine,France | 27 September 1965
Occupation(s) | Actor, film director, screenwriter, producer |
Roschdy Zem(born 27 September 1965) is aFrenchactor and filmmaker ofMoroccandescent. He shared the award forBest Actorfor his role in the filmDays of Gloryat the2006 Cannes Film Festival.[1]
Career[edit]
Versatile and determined to not be typecast in "Beur"roles, Roschdy Zem developed his range, playing a general underNapoléoninMonsieur N.(2003), a Jewish father inVa, vis et deviens(Live and Become,2005), and a transvestite inChange moi ma vie(Change My Life,2001) alongsideFanny Ardant.He also appeared in roles highlighting issues in mainstream French society as well as in films promoting aspects of French and North African history such asIndigènes(Days of Glory,2006) andCamping à la ferme(2005), based on a script fromAzouz Begag.
In 2011, he directed the filmOmar Killed Me,which was selected as the Moroccan entry for theBest Foreign Language Filmat the84th Academy Awards.[2]
Selected filmography[edit]
As actor[edit]
- 1987:Les keufs
- 1991:I Don't Kiss
- 1993:My Favorite Season
- 1995:Don't Forget You're Going to Die
- 1996:The Best Job in the World
- 1997:L'autre côté de la mer
- 1998:Those Who Love Me Can Take the Train
- 1998:Alice et Martin
- 1998:For Sale
- 1998:Louise (Take 2)
- 2000:Stand-by
- 2001:Change moi ma vie
- 2001:My Wife Is an Actress
- 2002:The Race
- 2003:Merci Docteur Rey
- 2003:Sansa
- 2004:36
- 2005:Va, Vis et Deviens
- 2005:Camping à la ferme
- 2005:Le Petit Lieutenant
- 2006:Indigènes
- 2006:La Californie
- 2006:Mauvaise foi(also written and directed)
- 2007:Game of Four
- 2008:La fille de Monaco
- 2008:Go Fast
- 2008:La très très grande entreprise
- 2009:Commis d'office
- 2009:London River
- 2010:Outside the Law
- 2010:Point Blank
- 2010:Turk's Head
- 2010:Happy Few
- 2012:The Cold Light of Day,byMabrouk El Mechri,as Zahir
- 2012:Une nuit,byPhilippe Lefebvre,as Simon Weiss
- 2012:Mains armées,byPierre Jolivet,as Lucas Scali
- 2012:Just like a Woman,byRachid Bouchareb
- 2012:Collision,byDavid Marconi
- 2014:Bird People,byPascale Ferran,as Simon
- 2014:La Rançon de la gloire
- 2014:On a failli être amies
- 2015:Alaska
- 2017:Les hommes du feuby Pierre Jolivet
- 2017:The Price of Success
- 2018:Nothing to Hide
- 2019:Oh Mercy!
- 2019:The Girl with a Bracelet
- 2019:Savages(Les Sauvages)– TV series
- 2021:Madame Claude
- 2022:The Innocent
- 2022:Other People's Children(fr:Les enfants des autres)
- 2022:Our Ties
- 2023:The Edge of the Blade
As filmmaker[edit]
Year | Title | Credited as | Notes | |
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Director | Screenwriter | |||
2006 | Bad Faith | Yes | Yes | Also actor |
2011 | Omar Killed Me | Yes | Yes | Also co-producer |
2014 | Bodybuilder | Yes | Yes | Also actor and producer |
2016 | Chocolat | Yes | Yes | |
2019 | Persona non grata | Yes | Yes | Also actor. Remake ofO Invasor(2001) |
2022 | Our Ties | Yes | Yes | Also actor |
Awards and nominations[edit]
Year | Nominated work | Award | Result |
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2008 | My Little Business | César Award for Best Supporting Actor | Nominated |
2006 | The Young Lieutenant | César Award for Best Supporting Actor | Nominated |
2006 | Days of Glory | Cannes Film Festival - Best Actor | Won |
2007 | Bad Faith | César Award for Best First Feature Film | Nominated |
2007 | Bad Faith | Globes de Cristal Award for Best Actor | Nominated |
2009 | The Girl from Monaco | César Award for Best Supporting Actor | Nominated |
2009 | The Girl from Monaco | Globes de Cristal Award for Best Actor | Nominated |
2012 | Omar Killed Me | César Award for Best Adaptation | Nominated |
2017 | Chocolat | Globe de Cristal for Best Film | Won |
2019 | Aux Animaux la guerre | ACS Award for Best Actor | Nominated |
2020 | Savages | ACS Award for Best Actor | Nominated |
References[edit]
- ^"Festival de Cannes: Days of Glory".festival-cannes.Retrieved2009-12-13.
- ^"Le film" Omar m'a tuer "candidat aux Oscars 2012".aufaitmaroc.Archived fromthe originalon 2011-08-26.Retrieved2011-08-22.
External links[edit]
- 1965 births
- Living people
- People from Gennevilliers
- Male actors from Île-de-France
- French male film actors
- French people of Moroccan descent
- French male television actors
- 20th-century French male actors
- 21st-century French male actors
- French film directors
- French male screenwriters
- French screenwriters
- French film producers
- Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actor winners
- Best Actor César Award winners
- Best Actor Lumières Award winners