Cast: Smail Mekki

Direction Olivier Assayas

Cast Virginie Ledoyen · Cyprien Fouquet · Laszlo Szabo · Jean-Pierre Darroussin

Synopsis Cold Water (1994) follows the story of Christine and Gilles, two 16-year-old lovers who find themselves disenchanted with the indifference of their families and the dullness of their daily routines. After being apprehended for shoplifting, Christine's father sends her to...

Direction Étienne Dhaene

Cast Philippe Caroit · Dounia Coesens · Guillaume Denaiffe · Lucie Jeanne

Direction Nadir Moknèche

Cast Carmen Maura · Myriam Amarouchene · Nadia Kaci · Linda Slimani

Synopsis Harem of Madame Osmane (2000) is a sprawling residence housing various apartments, each occupied by a diverse group of women who are navigating the challenges of the Algerian Civil War. Each woman employs unique strategies to endure and survive the...

Direction Frédéric Berthe

Cast Tadrina Hocking · Renaud Danner · Sandrine Rigaux · Smail Mekki

Direction Élisabeth Rappeneau

Cast Sophie Quinton · Grégory Fitoussi · Pascal Elso · Lionnel Astier

Synopsis Quand vient la peur... (TV) (2010) plunges viewers into the chilling atmosphere of a small provincial town in Poitou-Charentes, France, during the 1970s. The once-peaceful community is shaken to its core as a series of gruesome murders target young, attractive...

Direction Olivier Assayas

Cast Virginie Ledoyen · Cyprien Fouquet · Dominique Faysse · Laszlo Szabo

Direction Étienne Dhaene · Emmanuel Rigaut · Stéphane Kopecky · Claire de la Rochefoucauld

Cast Jacques Spiesser · Nathalie Besancon · Selma Kouchy · Marie de Stefano

Synopsis Magellan (2009) follows the dual life of Detective Simon Magellan, who solves intricate crimes and puzzles in the imaginary French village of Saignac. Beyond his professional duties, Magellan is also dedicated to nurturing his two adolescent daughters, balancing the complexities...

Direction Bernard Giraudeau

Cast Francisco Rabal · Smail Mekki · Julian Negulesco · Rafic Ali Ahmad

Direction Karin Albou

Cast Soria Moufakkir · Fatiha Berber · Smail Mekki · Hichem Mesbah

Synopsis Aïd El Kebir (1999) is set in the eastern region of Algeria, where a family is in the midst of preparations for the significant Islamic festival. The patriarch of the family is gravely ill, and his heartfelt desire is for...

Direction Robert Kechichian

Cast Simon Abkarian · Lubna Azabal · Serge Avedikian · Alain Mottet

Synopsis Aram (2002) follows the journey of a former soldier from the Armenian cause who travels to France to finalize a clandestine arms deal while under the watchful eye of the secret service. Burdened by his father's blame and exile for...