Mabrouk el Mechri (born 18 September 1976) is a French director, screenwriter, and actor.
Biography
El Mechri was born in
Versailles
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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
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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
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, 2008 Rome Film Festival (L'Altro Cinema), and the
2008 Toronto International Film Festival (Midnight Madness).
He is now working on his new movie ''Sage femme'' (2008) featuring
Vanessa Paradis
Vanessa Chantal Paradis (; born 22 December 1972) is a French singer, model, and actress. Paradis became a child star at the age of 14 with the international success of her single " Joe le taxi" (1987). At age 18, she was awarded France's high ...
. 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
Virginie Efira (born 5 May 1977) is a Belgian actress and television presenter.
Efira got her first leading role in the romantic comedy '' It Boy'' (2013). She subsequently received critical praise for her performance in the comedy drama ''In Be ...
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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