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Sami Bouajila is a Actor French born on 12 may 1966 at Grenoble (France)

Sami Bouajila

Sami Bouajila
Sami Bouajila participated to 49 films (as actor, director or script writer).
Among those, 7 have good markets following the box office.

Here are the best films classified by number of entries :

Actor

Days of Glory, 2h8
Directed by Rachid Bouchareb
Origin Algerie
Genres Drama, War, Fantastic, Historical
Themes Films set in Africa, French war films, La colonisation française, La provence, Political films, Histoire de France
Actors Jamel Debbouze, Samy Naceri, Sami Bouajila, Roschdy Zem, Bernard Blancan, Mathieu Simonet
Roles Abdelkader
Rating69% 3.49583.49583.49583.49583.4958
The film begins in North Africa where large numbers of indigènes (French Algerian Tirailleurs as well as Tunisian or Moroccan Goumiers) have been recruited into the French First Army of the Free French Forces, that has been formed to liberate France of the Nazi occupation in World War II.
Summer Things, 1h43
Directed by Michel Blanc
Origin France
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Musical, Romance
Themes Films about sexuality, Le thème des vacances, Bisexuality-related films, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film
Actors Charlotte Rampling, Jacques Dutronc, Carole Bouquet, Michel Blanc, Sami Bouajila, Karin Viard
Roles Kevin
Rating64% 3.2396753.2396753.2396753.2396753.239675
Elizabeth and Bertrand are typical representatives of Parisian society. Behind the facade of a perfect marriage is dissatisfaction and boredom. He is a successful real estate agent having fun with much younger women or men behind the back of his wife. She suffers under the crushing uneventful life of a housewife and looks forward to a family holiday with daughter Emily. Bertrand backs out at the last minute and sends in his place Julie, Elizabeth's best friend and his former lover. He is free for a new love affair in Paris. The neighbors, Véro and Jérôme have very different problems. Jérôme is unemployed and collects gas meters. He hides his feelings of failure from Véro and son Loic. Since Véro wants to keep up with the neighbors, both families end up in the same resort. Numerous mistakes, misunderstandings and surprises are inevitable.
Outside the Law, 2h20
Directed by Rachid Bouchareb
Origin Algerie
Genres Drama, War, Action, Historical
Themes Films set in Africa, French war films, La colonisation française, Films about terrorism, Algerian War films, Political films, Histoire de France
Actors Jamel Debbouze, Roschdy Zem, Sami Bouajila, Chafia Boudraa, Bernard Blancan, Samir Guesmi
Roles Abdelkader
Rating65% 3.2990953.2990953.2990953.2990953.299095
À l'issue de la Seconde Guerre mondiale sur le front de l'Ouest, les manifestations pour l'indépendance de l'Algérie deviennent de plus en plus fréquentes en Algérie jusqu'aux massacres de Sétif, Guelma et Kherrata, dans le Constantinois, à partir du 8 mai 1945. Les scènes finales évoquent le massacre du 17 octobre 1961 à Paris.
The Whistler, 1h27
Directed by Philippe Lefebvre
Origin France
Genres Comedy, Comedy thriller
Actors François Berléand, Thierry Lhermitte, Virginie Efira, Alain Chabat, Sami Bouajila, Fred Testot
Roles Karim Chaouche
Rating47% 2.3779052.3779052.3779052.3779052.377905
Un petit commerçant effacé, las de se faire marcher sur les pieds, sort de ses gonds et heurte les intérêts d'un promoteur mafieux sur la Côte d'Azur. Il s'invente un jumeau censé remettre de l'ordre. Parviendra-t-il à sauver sa gargote préférée, convoitée pour son emplacement en or ?
Omar Killed Me, 1h25
Directed by Roschdy Zem
Origin France
Genres Drama, Thriller, Biography, Historical
Themes La provence
Actors Sami Bouajila, Denis Podalydès, Maurice Bénichou, Salomé Stévenin, Nozha Khouadra, Catherine Salviat
Roles Omar
Rating65% 3.2969853.2969853.2969853.2969853.296985
The film tells of the events that began in the summer of 1991 when wealthy heiress, Ghislaine Marchal, was found murdered in the basement of her home with the message "Omar M'a Tuer" (grammatically incorrect French, approximately "Omar has kill me") written beside in her own blood. Despite a lack of forensic or DNA evidence, her Moroccan gardener, Omar Raddad, was immediately charged, found guilty and sentenced to 18 years in a French prison. Shocked by the case and convinced of his innocence, journalist Pierre-Emmanuel Vaugrenard moved to Nice to investigate.
Beautiful Lies, 1h44
Directed by Pierre Salvadori
Origin France
Genres Drama, Comedy, Romantic comedy, Romance
Actors Audrey Tautou, Nathalie Baye, Sami Bouajila, Stéphanie Lagarde, Judith Chemla, Daniel Duval
Roles Jean
Rating63% 3.1966953.1966953.1966953.1966953.196695
Émilie (Audrey Tautou), co-owner of a hair salon, receives an anonymous love letter from her worker Jean (Sami Bouajila) who, unknown to Émilie, is highly educated but took up the handy-man job in the salon after a depression. Émilie doesn't fall for the love letter but passes it on to her mother Maddy (Nathalie Baye) who is depressed since the breakup of her marriage. Maddy falls for the love letter and is in high spirits again. Jean's high education as a translator in several Asian and European languages is uncovered in a verbal fight in Chinese with two women. Émilie is now fearing criticism from Jean as her education is no match to his.
Through the Fire, 1h56
Directed by Frédéric Tellier
Origin France
Genres Drama
Themes Films about the labor movement
Actors Pierre Niney, Anaïs Demoustier, Vincent Rottiers, Chloé Stefani, Sami Bouajila, Damien Bonnard
Roles Dr. Almeida
Rating70% 3.5099653.5099653.5099653.5099653.509965
Ce film est en partie inspiré de plusieurs faits réels. Franck, sapeur-pompier depuis l'âge de dix-huit ans, est heureux dans son métier et vit dans sa caserne avec sa compagne. Un jour, alors qu'il est en intervention, il se sacrifie pour ses hommes et se réveille dans un service hospitalier destiné aux grands brûlés. Le film retrace son parcours du combattant pour retrouver une vie presque normale.