Smaïl Mekki
Also Known As: Smail Mekki
Biography: Biography not available
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: M'sila, Algeria
Birthday: January 14, 1950
Deathday: October 02, 2016
Adult: No
Gender: Male
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The shadow of Mont st. Michel
Overview: After the death of his mother, Elisa (Claire Borotra) is responsible for custody of her sister Audrey (Penelope Leveque), a troubled teen and something he hardly knows. Following the last will of her mother, both go to Mont Saint Michel, where the two grew up, to spread his ashes. The second night of stay, and after a flood, Audrey disappears while the mayor's daughter, which suggests a voluntary escape, but Elisa does not think so, so it will not stop until its trace sister.
Genres: Thriller TV Movie
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 2010-09-11
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Irma Vep
Overview: Hong Kong action diva Maggie Cheung comes to France when a past-his-prime director casts her in a remake of the silent classic Les Vampires. Clad in a rubber catsuit and unable to speak a word of French, Cheung finds herself adrift in the insanity of the film industry…
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1996-10-01
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Cold Water
Overview: An outer suburb of Paris, 1972. Gilles and Christine, both sixteen, are classmates and lovers who have become frustrated with the aloofness of their families and the general monotony of their lives. When the pair are caught shoplifting, Christine's father ships her off to a home for emotionally disturbed children, temporarily putting space between her and Gilles. Luckily for them, though, she escapes and the couple contemplate running away together.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1994-07-06
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The Silence Of Elsewhere
Overview: Most of the characters in this romantic drama are waiting for something. Jeanne is waiting for her husband Francois to return; he abandoned her and their son Christophe a couple of years ago. The boy is waiting for his father, too. Meanwhile, Jeanne's current lover Marcel is waiting for her to come to her senses about the cad who went a way, and recognize the worthiness of his love for her. Finally, the absent husband is also waiting for the right time to make his belated reappearance. All this takes place near the gas station Jeanne runs in a dessicated and remote region in southern France.
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Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1990-02-14
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Ben Rock
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Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1992-08-12
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The Other
Overview: A man who survives an earthquake is convinced that there is another man still stuck in the debris.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1991-10-09
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Unpredictable Nature of the River
Overview: Nobleman Jean-Francois de la Plaine is exiled to serve as governor of a West African colony.
Genres: Drama Adventure
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1996-01-01
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Un pique-nique chez Osiris
Overview: The year is 1898. Héloïse, 9 years old, comes from a family belonging to the anti-Dreyfus and anti-Semitic Parisian high bourgeoisie. In a spirit of revolt, she begins a love affair with Maxime, a young Jewish journalist. During a terrible quarrel with her father, the latter suffers a stroke and dies. To get her away from Maxime, her mother Mathilde and her cousin Olympe take Héloïse on a trip to the Orient. After Cairo and the Pyramids, they go up the Nile and cross the desert in a caravan.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 2001-05-21
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Fortunes
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Genres: Comedy
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 2008-12-19
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Le Passager du Tassili
Overview: Omar, a young Franco-Algerian from La Garenne-Colombes, decided to spend his vacation in the country of his ancestors, Algeria. On his return, he boards the ferry “Le Tassili” and during the crossing, he meets people who share his doubles, in a good mood that does not hide their heartbreaks.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1987-08-05
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L.627
Overview: In Paris, Lulu, a passionate policeman, works with the faith of a rookie, despite the sclerotic bureaucracy and the incompetence or negligence of some of his colleagues. In his new position as a narcotics inspector, he tries to keep his sanity as he witnesses the worst of the human condition.
Genres: Drama Thriller
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1992-09-09
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Aïd el kébir
Overview: In the East of Algeria, there is a family preparing for the important Islamic feast Eid-el-Kabir. The father is very sick and his only wish is that his daughter, Hanifa, should get married before he dies. Hanifa decides for her true love regardless the consequences . The movie also shows the difficult times Algeria is going through.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1999-01-02
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La Page blanche
Overview: 1972. Gilles and Christine are a young couple who is struggling with family difficulties and growing up. Christine convinces Gilles to run away together to a hypothetical community of artists living in the south of France, in Lozère. This TV movie is the basis of Olivier Assayas' feature "L'Eau froide".
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1994-11-11
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Du goût et des couleurs
Overview: Olivier Desroses and Juliette Carignan have two children, Mélanie and Quentin. They decide to leave Paris for Burgundy. Juliette, just out of a long period of unemployment, takes on the sales management of a major wine and spirits trading company, a unique and highly remunerated opportunity. Olivier, a committed French teacher in the Paris suburbs, tired of his years of teaching battle, decides to follow his partner and take a sabbatical year.
Genres: Comedy TV Movie
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 2006-04-12
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