Mabrouk el Mechri (born 18 September 1976) is a French director, screenwriter, and actor.

Biography

El Mechri was born in

Versailles The Palace of Versailles ( ; ) is a former royal residence commissioned by King Louis XIV located in Versailles, Yvelines, Versailles, about west of Paris, in the Yvelines, Yvelines Department of Île-de-France, Île-de-France region in Franc ...

near Paris, France. He has directed a number of films. After his three shorts ''Mounir et Anita'', ''Generation Cutter'', and ''Concours de circonstance'', he directed his first long feature ''Virgil'' in 2005 about the life of a boxer, followed by a comedy entitled ''Stand Up!''. His 2008 movie entitled JCVD about

Jean-Claude Van Damme Jean-Claude Camille François Van Varenberg (, ; born 18 October 1960), known professionally as Jean-Claude Van Damme (, ), is a Belgian martial artist and actor. Born and raised in Brussels, his father enrolled him in a Shotokan karate schoo ...

and featuring him as the actor garnered Mabrouk El Mechri critical acclaim. The film, a comedy drama and at certain times biographical of Van Damme was screened at the

Cannes Film Festival The Cannes Film Festival (; ), until 2003 called the International Film Festival ('), is the most prestigious film festival in the world. Held in Cannes, France, it previews new films of all genres, including documentaries, from all around ...

, 2008 Rome Film Festival (L'Altro Cinema), and the

2008 Toronto International Film Festival The 2008 Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) was held in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. This 33rd annual festival was from September 4 to September 13, 2008. The opening night gala was the World War I romantic epic '' Passchendaele'' from Cana ...

(Midnight Madness). He is now working on his new movie ''Sage femme'' (2008) featuring Vanessa Paradis. He was married to actress Audrey Dana, with whom he had a child in 2008. Until 2014 he was in a relationship with Virginie Efira with whom he had a child, Ali born on 24 May 2013 in Paris.

Filmography

;Director *''Mounir et Anita'' (1998) *''Generation Cutter'' (2000) *''Concours de circonstances'' (2003) *''

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'' (2005) *''Stand Up!'' (2006) *'' JCVD'' (2008) *'' The Cold Light of Day'' (2012) ;Screenwriter *''Mounir et Anita'' (1998) *''Generation Cutter'' (2000) *''Concours de circonstances'' (2003) *''

'' (2005) *'' JCVD'' (2008) *''Kung Fu Zohra'' (2021) ;Actor *' (2007) directed by Gilles Paquet-Brenner in the role of Rachid ;Cinematographer *''Stand Up!'' (2006) ;Composer *''Mounir et Anita'' (1998)

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* 1976 births Living people French film directors French people of Algerian descent Tunisian screenwriters People from Versailles Male actors from Île-de-France {{France-film-director-stub