Samy Seghir
Also Known As: سامي صغير
Biography: Samy Seghir (born 29 June 1994 in Saint-Denis) is a French actor of Algerian descent. From an Algerian family, Samy began his career in 2006, when his mother replied to an advertisement in a local newspaper, Aubermensuel. He participated in the audition for Michou d'Auber and was noticed by producer Luc Besson. Living in Émile-Dubois, like the character he was playing, Messaoud, Samy starred in this historic film alongside Gérard Depardieu and Nathalie Baye. In 2006, he starred in a TV movie, Harkis, notably with Smaïn. In 2007, he also starred in Big City, a film by Djamel Bensalah. In 2009, he won the lead role in Neuilly sa mère !, which was the result of his previous collaboration with Djamel Bensalah, the producer. Samy Seghir presented an award at the NRJ Music Awards on 23 January 2010, alongside Maxime Godart and Victoria Silvstedt. He was part of the last fifteen contenders for a César Award, for the Most Promising Newcomer. In the end, he was not on the list of the final five nominees. In the spring of 2010, he starred in Alain Tasma's TV movie Fracture, inspired by the book Ils sont votre épouvante et vous êtes leur crainte by Thierry Jonquet, with Leila Bekhti and Anaïs Demoustier. On 28 May 2011, he made an appearance in the clip 'L'insécurité' by French rapper, Seyfu. Nine years later, Samy Seghir again has the main role of Neuilly sa mère, sa mère.
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Saint-Denis, France
Adult: No
Birthday: July 29, 1994
Age: 30 years old
Gender: Male
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Neuilly Yo Mama!
Overview: Samy moves from the underdeveloped crime-ridden French suburb to the riches of Neuilly.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 2009-08-12
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Big City
Overview: Description : Set in the American Wild West, this French-language film quickly overcomes its dire beginning--the Native American ambush of a group of immigrants--and becomes an enjoyable comedy. When the adults of Big City leave for the ambush site, the children realize they are all alone and in charge. With a cast composed almost entirely of young people...
Genres: Adventure Family Western
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 2007-12-12
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Michou d'Auber
Overview: Set in France during the struggle for Algerian independence, Messaoud's mother is terminally ill and his father, needing to work long hours in the factory, can't look after him, so decides to put him and his older brother Abdel in foster care. Sent to the countryside, Abdel has to work on a farm, but Messaoud is taken in by a childless woman, who conceals his Arab origins from her fiercely Gaullist ex-army husband. Re-named Michel/Michou, and with his hair comically dyed blond, the young boy quickly steals the hearts of both foster-parents, and eventually is instrumental in saving their troubled marriage.
Genres: Drama Thriller
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 2007-02-28
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Déjà loin
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Genres: Thriller Drama
Original Language: fr
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Les Petits Princes
Overview: JB suffers from a heart malformation .He falsifies his medical file ,so that he can enter a top athlete training center.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 2013-06-26
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Fracture
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Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 2010-11-29
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The Grad Job
Overview: Teenagers, in their last year of High School, steel the subjects of the Baccalaureate from the education exam division in order to succeed at the exam.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 2014-07-09
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Turning Tide
Overview: Yann Madec, long-time best mate of Frank Drevil, the star skipper of Global System Insurance, sees his dream come true when he replaces the injured Frank at the last minute for the start of the Vendée Globe. Nine days into the race and leading, Yann is forced to stop in Cape Verde to repair his broken center-board. Back in the race, Yann discovers a stowaway on board, a Senegalese teenager named Moussa. Faced with the risk of disqualification because of Moussa’s presence, Yann hesitates… Their encounter leads to the most unforgettable round-the-world race ever.
Genres: Adventure Drama
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 2013-11-06
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Neuilly sa mère, sa mère !
Overview: In 2008, Sami Benboudaoud discovered the hell of Neuilly-sur-Seine. Ten years later, now that everything is for the best for Sami who brilliantly completes his studies of political science, nothing will go for his cousin Charles of Chazelle.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 2018-08-08
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Tomboy
Overview: One morning Noureddine, who always considered himself a little boy, discovers that his mother Fatima lied to him for 11 years and, in fact, he is a girl.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 2008-12-16
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7 Days in Entebbe
Overview: In 1976, four hijackers take over an Air France airplane en route from Tel Aviv to Paris and force it to land in Entebbe, Uganda. With 248 passengers on board, one of the most daring rescue missions ever is set in motion.
Genres: Thriller Drama Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2018-03-15
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Sleepless Night
Overview: Vincent, a police officer, and his partner Manuel steal a large amount of cocaine from José Marciano, a ruthless crime lord who is quick to seek revenge, endangering Vincent's life, career and family.
Genres: Drama Thriller
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 2011-11-16
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Good Night Malik
Overview: Malik raises his little brother and works as a doorman.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 2006-10-26
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Earth and Blood
Overview: A sawmill owner and his teenage daughter become tangled in a deadly feud when a drug dealer stashes stolen cocaine on their remote property.
Genres: Action Thriller
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 2020-04-17
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Harkis
Overview: 1972, in the south of France, deep in the forest, a family with meager luggage discovers the new camp where they will live. Despite the camp leader's overt paternalism, the Harkis lead a difficult life without real freedom. A life of poverty and guardianship that Leila, the Benamars' eldest daughter, rejects. She is at the age of rebellion, and also of her first love. For her, her father, Saïd, scarred by war and exile, accustomed to giving in, owes nothing to the French who enlisted him in the French army, then failed to protect them in Algeria. Thanks to her, with the help of a peasant couple, he will raise his head and the Benamars will leave the camp for a nearby farm.
Genres: TV Movie Drama
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 2008-03-20
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