Benaïssa Ahaouari
Also Known As: Benhaïssa Ahouari
Biography: Biography not available
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Algiers, Alger, France [now Algeria]
Birthday: January 11, 1939
Deathday: April 21, 2017
Adult: No
Gender: Male
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The Other Side
Overview: Samir, a young man turned lawyer, returns to his family to attend the coming-of-age feast of his little brother. He finds his mother and father confronted with administrative problems and ordinary racism. His other brother, a deadbeat in his parent's eyes, is Malek. Malek still hangs out with his friends in their hometown where nothing has really changed. What comes along is tenderness, love, tension, a deep history, and the pain of growing up to see your family in a different light.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 2004-01-31
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The Intruder
Overview: In this smart and incisive thriller, a Dutch cop of Moroccan heritage goes undercover in a Moroccan drug ring and finds there a feeling of belonging he never experienced in "normal" society.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: nl
Release Date: 2014-10-23
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Melody for a Hustler
Overview: French novelist Vincent Ravalec made his directorial debut with this French drama about small-time crook Gaston (Yvan Attal) who poses as a millionaire after he picks up hitchhiking 16-year-old Marie-Pierre (Virginie Lanoue). Actually living in a seedy apartment, Gaston deals in stolen goods, but he soon climbs to bigger heists, including car thefts. Concealing his illegal activities, Gaston operates his company, Extramill, out of upscale, posh offices, while he and Marie-Pierre move into a sedate upper-middle-class neighborhood. Life is sweet, but the onset of paranoia, kinky sex activities, and police probes eventually culminate in violence.
Genres: Drama Comedy Crime
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1998-10-14
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22 Bullets
Overview: A retired mobster goes on a revenge spree after being left for dead with 22 bullets in his body by his former childhood friend.
Genres: Drama Crime Thriller
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 2010-03-23
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Of Gods and Men
Overview: French drama based on the 1996 kidnapping and killing of seven monks in Algeria. A group of Trappist monks reside in the monastery of Tibhirine in Algeria, where they live in harmony with the largely muslim population. When a bloody conflict between Algeria's army and Muslim Jihadi insurgents disrupts the peace, they are forced to consider fleeing the monastery and deserting the villagers they have ministered to. In the face of deadly violence the monks wrestle with their faith and their convictions, eventually deciding to stay and help their neighbours keep the army and the insurgents at bay.
Genres: Drama History
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 2010-09-08
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Skirt Day
Overview: A teacher, driven to exasperation from insults and insubordination, takes her class hostage.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 2008-11-09
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Homeland
Overview: Farid, a young 26-year-old Frenchman, must travel to Algeria to save his father's house. While discovering this country in which he had never before set foot, he succumbs to the charms of a host of astonishing characters whose humour and simplicity affect him deeply. Amongst these is his cousin, a bright and lively young man who has the dream of one day going to France...
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 2013-06-19
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An Open Heart
Overview: Mila and Javier, both renowned surgeons and both passionate about their work, have been madly in love for the past 10 years. They have always taken great care to preserve their extraordinary love for each other and refuse to succumb to the routine of everyday living. But Mila’s unexpected pregnancy, combined with increasing pressure from work at the hospital, drives Javier to drink more heavily and he ends up being suspended. Faced with his demons, Javier drifts further and further away from Mila. Yet, when their relationship is under serious threat, Javier is ready to do whatever it takes to win Mila back.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 2012-08-08
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Bay of Algiers
Overview: The writer Louis Gardel remembers his youth in Algeria. In 1955, Louis is 15 years old and lives with his grandmother Zoé. Zoé is friend with president Steiger, leader of the French settlers but also with the old Arab Bouarab. One night looking at the Bay of Algiers, Louis is convinced that the world in which he has grown will disappear. The first events of the War of Independence have begun. The young boys and young girls have a good time at the seaside: swimming, dancing, flirting. But, little by little, the war becomes part of their daily life.
Genres: Comedy Drama TV Movie
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 2012-06-26
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The Secret of the Grain
Overview: In southern France, a Franco-Arabic shipyard worker along with his partner's daughter pursues his dream of opening a restaurant.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 2007-12-12
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Unissez-vous, il n'est jamais trop tard !
Overview: A man is trying to find himself at the Père Lachaise cemetery in Paris. There he meets a woman who is trying to find a place for a very special grave.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 2005-01-01
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