Sami Bouajila (born 26 May 1966) is a

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actor who has won two

César Awards The César Award is the national film award of France. It is delivered in the ' ceremony and was first awarded in 1976. The nominations are selected by the members of twelve categories of filmmaking professionals and supported by the French Mi ...

. Bouajila has worked and acted in two Oscar nominated films ('' Days of Glory'' and '' Outside the Law''), both directed by director

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Early life

Bouajila's father emigrated from Tunisia to France in 1956, and worked as a building painter, a professionally recognized skill requiring specific technical knowledge. His grandfather was a

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born in Tripoli, Libya and immigrated to Tunisia. Sami was born and grew up in

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. He studied

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Filmography

Film

Television

Theatre

Awards and nominations

References

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