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Monia Chokri is a Actor, Director, Writer, Executive Producer, Still Photographer, Editor and Set Designer Canadienne born on 27 june 1975 at Quebec City (Canada)

Monia Chokri

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Nationality Canada
Birth 27 june 1975 (48 years) at Quebec City (Canada)

Monia Chokri (born 1983) is a Canadian actress.

Biography

Born in Quebec City in 1983, she began her acting career after she completed her studies at Montreal's Conservatory of Dramatic Arts in 2005.

In addition to having played in several theatre productions in Montreal, she has received notable roles in films presented at the Cannes Film Festival directed by Québécois filmmakers who are better known outside of Canada, namely Denys Arcand and Xavier Dolan. In Heartbeats, she played Marie, a young woman who falls in love with the same man as her gay male best friend Francis, played by Dolan, who also directed. The quality of her acting has been noted by critics, notably in Les Inrockuptibles and Le Monde.

At the end of 2010, the readers of Les Inrockuptibles named her #4 on their list of the top actresses of the year for her performance in Heartbeats.

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Filmography of Monia Chokri (14 films)

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Actress

Poor Georges, 1h53
Directed by Claire Devers
Origin France
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama
Actors Grégory Gadebois, Mylène Mackay, Monia Chokri, Pascale Arbillot, Anne-Marie Cadieux, Stéphane De Groodt
Roles Emma Maurin
Rating53% 2.691372.691372.691372.691372.69137
Georges a quitté la France pour le Québec et s'est installé à la campagne avec sa femme, Emma. Un soir, en rentrant du collège où il enseigne le Français à Montréal, il surprend Zack, un adolescent déscolarisé, en train de fouiller leur maison. Georges voit en ce gosse un nouveau projet de vie et se met en tête de le sauver. Cette décision prise contre l'avis de tous va provoquer des réactions incontrôlées et faire exploser tous les liens qui les unissaient les uns aux autres...
Sing Me Back Home
Directed by Sandrine Dumas
Origin France
Genres Drama, Comedy
Actors Monia Chokri, Jérémie Elkaïm, Marthe Keller, Fionnula Flanagan, Géraldine Martineau, Alex Descas
Roles Jewell
Rating55% 2.784432.784432.784432.784432.78443
Jewell a abandonné une carrière prometteuse de chanteuse et vit à Paris où elle travaille comme serveuse. Mais quand Marie, sa grand-mère débarque des États-Unis, elle se crée de toutes pièces une carrière, une vie amoureuse équilibrée avec Paul et s'attribue même la maternité de la petite fille de Paul, âgée de trois ans. Paul joue le jeu, mais, en échange, il impose à Jewell de partir en road-trip avec lui et Louise, sa mère. Durant ce road-trip, Jewell s'enfoncera de plus en plus dans le mensonge. Mais pourra-t-il durer longtemps ?
Emma Peeters, 1h27
Origin Belgique
Genres Comedy, Romantic comedy
Actors Monia Chokri, Fabrice Adde, Stéphanie Crayencour, Andréa Ferréol
Roles Emma
Rating61% 3.0949353.0949353.0949353.0949353.094935
Emma Peeters va avoir 35 ans. Après des années de galère à Paris à essayer de
A Taste of Ink
Directed by Morgan Simon
Origin France
Genres Drama, Comedy
Themes L'adolescence, Films about children
Actors Kévin Azaïs, Monia Chokri, Delphine Gleize
Roles Julia
Rating61% 3.089933.089933.089933.089933.08993
Chanteur charismatique d’un groupe de post-hardcore, Vincent, 24 ans est un jeune écorché vif. En conflit avec son père, Hervé, il supporte mal l’arrivée d’une nouvelle femme, Julia, dans sa vie. Mais Vincent et Julia se rapprochent, nouant une relation aussi ambiguë que dangereuse.
Ravenous
Ravenous (2017)
, 1h43
Origin Canada
Genres Drama, Science fiction, Horror
Themes Zombie films
Actors Marc-André Grondin, Monia Chokri, Micheline Lanctôt, Marie-Ginette Guay, Brigitte Poupart, Luc Proulx
Roles Tania
Rating58% 2.902812.902812.902812.902812.90281
Dans un petit village reculé de l'ouest du Québec, les choses ont changé. Les habitants ne sont plus les mêmes - leurs corps tombent en lambeaux et certains se retournent contre leurs proches pour les tuer. Quelques rescapés se cachent dans les bois et se mettent en quête de retrouver d'autres survivants comme eux.
Heal the Living, 1h43
Directed by Katell Quillévéré
Origin France
Genres Drama
Themes Medical-themed films
Actors Tahar Rahim, Emmanuelle Seigner, Kool Shen, Anne Dorval, Alice Taglioni, Bouli Lanners
Roles Jeanne
Rating67% 3.388813.388813.388813.388813.38881
Trois jeunes font du surf dans la Manche. Lors du retour, un accident se produit, et Simon se retrouve à l'hôpital en état de mort cérébrale. À Paris, une femme est en attente d'une greffe.
Endorphine
Endorphine (2015)
, 1h24
Origin Canada
Genres Drama
Actors Sophie Nélisse, Mylène Mackay, Lise Roy, Guy Thauvette, Monia Chokri, Stéphane Crête
Roles Simone's Mother
Rating59% 2.997122.997122.997122.997122.99712
Une jeune adolescente, Simone, réapprend à ressentir à la suite d’un choc émotionnel. Une itération jeune adulte de Simone maintenant aux prises avec un sentiment de culpabilité obsessive, doit confronter l'assassin de sa mère. Finalement, dans sa troisième itération, Simone, dans la soixantaine, physicienne épanouie, donne une conférence sur la nature du temps. Un triptyque onirique de déjà vu.
All Yours
All Yours (2014)
, 1h42
Directed by David Lambert
Origin Belgique
Genres Drama, Comedy
Themes Films about sexuality, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film
Actors Monia Chokri, Nahuel Pérez Biscayart, Augustin Legrand, Vittoria Scognamiglio
Roles Audrey
Rating62% 3.136713.136713.136713.136713.13671
Lucas, jeune prostitué argentin, accepte l'invitation d'Henry, boulanger belge obèse, à le rejoindre en Belgique, dans son village de Wallonie. Il lui propose de devenir son apprenti-boulanger. C'est la rencontre entre misère économique et misère affective. Mais Lucas est attiré à son arrivée par la jeune vendeuse de la boulangerie, Audrey, devenue veuve récemment...
Gare du Nord, 1h59
Directed by Claire Simon
Origin France
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Musical
Themes Transport films, Rail transport films
Actors Nicole Garcia, Reda Kateb, François Damiens, Monia Chokri, Sophie Bredier, Ibrahim Koma
Roles Joan
Rating59% 2.990642.990642.990642.990642.99064
Plusieurs personnages se croisent, se rencontrent et se parlent dans la Gare du Nord à Paris. Ismaël questionne les voyageurs de la RATP pour gagner sa vie en dehors de sa thèse de sociologie, qui porte sur la gare. Il rencontre Mathilde, professeur d'histoire, avec qui il va présenter les différents protagonistes qui passent et vivent à la gare. Pendant ce temps, Sacha recherche sa fille disparue, et Joan, ancienne étudiante de Mathilde, erre entre Paris, Londres et Lille.
Laurence Anyways, 2h48
Directed by Xavier Dolan
Origin Canada
Genres Drama, Melodrama, Romance
Themes Films about sexuality, LGBT-related films, Transgender in film, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film, Lesbian-related films
Actors Melvil Poupaud, Suzanne Clément, Nathalie Baye, Monia Chokri, Susie Almgren, Mylène Jampanoï
Roles Stéfanie Bellair
Rating76% 3.800273.800273.800273.800273.80027
The film begins by introducing Laurence (Melvil Poupaud), a 30-year-old man, who is an award-winning novelist and literature teacher in Montréal. Laurence is very much in love with her girlfriend, the fiery and passionate Fred (Suzanne Clément). On the day of her birthday, she reveals to Fred her biggest secret; she has felt for her entire life that she was born in the wrong body and says that she has been living a lie for so many years. She wishes to rectify her situation and restart her life as a woman. Fred accuses her of being gay and takes the news very hard. They separate for a short time, but Frédérique arrives at the conclusion, much to the chagrin of her mother and sister, that she must be there for Laurence. Their romance resumes and Frédérique becomes Laurence's biggest supporter. Frederique teaches Laurence how to do her makeup and buys her a wig. She urges Laurence to dress as her true self, in female clothing. Laurence shows up to work one day in a dress. All seemingly goes well until she is released from her position at the school due to the negative reception of her transformation. Fred falls into a state of depression and eventually leaves Laurence and moves away. Frederique marries another man, Albert, and has a son named Leo.
Clemenceau
Clemenceau (2012)
, 1h30
Directed by Olivier Guignard
Origin France
Genres War, Historical
Actors Didier Bezace, Monia Chokri, Marc Citti, Thierry Gibault, Grégory Gadebois, Albert Delpy
Roles Charlotte Beauséjour
Rating61% 3.091553.091553.091553.091553.09155
La vie de Clemenceau de 1917 à 1925.
Heartbeats
Heartbeats (2010)
, 1h41
Directed by Xavier Dolan
Origin Canada
Genres Drama, Comedy-drama, Romance
Themes Films about sexuality, Bisexuality-related films, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film
Actors Xavier Dolan, Monia Chokri, Niels Schneider, Anne Dorval, Louis Garrel, Perrette Souplex
Roles Marie
Rating70% 3.501873.501873.501873.501873.50187
Francis and Marie first meet Nicolas at a dinner party, where they both feign lack of interest in him. Over the next couple of weeks, the three form a close friendship, meeting up regularly and even sleeping together in the same bed. However, it is clear that both Marie and Francis have an interest in Nicolas beyond friendship. Francis is unhappy when Nicolas invites Marie to the theater. Marie is visibly disappointed when she arrives at a Vietnamese restaurant with Nicolas after the play, finds Francis dining with several friends, and watches Nicolas take a seat at the end of the table furthest from her. Francis, left alone in Nicolas' apartment, masturbates while smelling his unlaundered shirt. Both interpret Nicolas' actions as signs of intimacy and affection: Nicolas eats a cherry from Francis' hand; Nicolas tells Marie he loves her and also loves Francis. Their feelings lead to competition for Nicolas' affections, evidenced by their rivalry over the gifts they buy for his birthday.
Days of Darkness, 1h55
Directed by Denys Arcand
Origin Canada
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Fantasy
Themes Films about sexuality, LGBT-related film, Lesbian-related films
Actors Marc Labrèche, Diane Kruger, Emma de Caunes, Donald Sutherland, Caroline Néron, Véronique Cloutier
Roles Jeune femme arabe
Rating67% 3.3954753.3954753.3954753.3954753.395475
Jean-Marc Leblanc est un gratte-papier à la vie insignifiante dont la femme et les filles se désintéressent. Il se rattrape dans son monde imaginaire où il se voit tantôt couvert de lauriers, au sens propre comme au figuré (en puissant empereur romain, en romancier lauréat de grands prix littéraires), tantôt en vaillant chevalier avec les plus belles femmes du monde à ses pieds.

Director

A Brother’s Love, 1h57
Directed by Monia Chokri
Origin Canada
Genres Drama, Comedy
Actors Anne-Élisabeth Bossé, Patrick Hivon, Evelyne Brochu, Sasson Gabai, Micheline Bernard (actrice canadienne), Magalie Lépine-Blondeau
Rating66% 3.3400153.3400153.3400153.3400153.340015
Montréal. Sophia, jeune et brillante diplômée sans emploi, vit chez son frère Karim. Leur relation fusionnelle est mise à l’épreuve lorsque Karim, dragueur invétéré, tombe éperdument amoureux d’Eloïse, la gynécologue de Sophia…

Scriptwriter

A Brother’s Love, 1h57
Directed by Monia Chokri
Origin Canada
Genres Drama, Comedy
Actors Anne-Élisabeth Bossé, Patrick Hivon, Evelyne Brochu, Sasson Gabai, Micheline Bernard (actrice canadienne), Magalie Lépine-Blondeau
Roles Writer
Rating66% 3.3400153.3400153.3400153.3400153.340015
Montréal. Sophia, jeune et brillante diplômée sans emploi, vit chez son frère Karim. Leur relation fusionnelle est mise à l’épreuve lorsque Karim, dragueur invétéré, tombe éperdument amoureux d’Eloïse, la gynécologue de Sophia…