Roschdy Zem (born 27 September 1965) is a
French actor and filmmaker of
Moroccan descent. He shared the award for
Best Actor for his role in the film ''
Days of Glory'' at the
2006 Cannes Film Festival
The 59th Cannes Film Festival was held from 17 to 28 May 2006. Chinese filmmaker Wong Kar-wai served as jury president for the main competition, the first Chinese to preside over the jury. English filmmaker Ken Loach won the Palme d'Or for th ...
.
Career
Versatile and determined to not be typecast in "''
Beur''" roles, Roschdy Zem developed his range, playing a general under
Napoléon
Napoleon Bonaparte (born Napoleone di Buonaparte; 15 August 1769 – 5 May 1821), later known by his regnal name Napoleon I, was a French general and statesman who rose to prominence during the French Revolution and led a series of mi ...
in ''
Monsieur N.'' (2003), a Jewish father in ''
Va, vis et deviens'' (''Live and Become'', 2005), and a transvestite in ''Change moi ma vie'' (''Change My Life'', 2001) alongside
Fanny Ardant
Fanny Marguerite Judith Ardant (born 22 March 1949) is a French actress and film director. She is the recipient of numerous accolades, including two César Awards and a Lumière Award.
Early life
Ardant was born on 22 March 1949, in Saumur, ...
. He also appeared in roles highlighting issues in mainstream French society as well as in films promoting aspects of French and North African history such as ''
Indigènes
''Days of Glory'' (, ; ) is a 2006 French war film directed by Rachid Bouchareb. The cast includes Sami Bouajila, Jamel Debbouze, Samy Naceri, Roschdy Zem, Mélanie Laurent and Bernard Blancan.
The film deals with the contribution of North Afric ...
'' (''Days of Glory'', 2006) and ''Camping à la ferme'' (2005), based on a script from
Azouz Begag.
In 2011, he directed the film ''
Omar Killed Me'', which was selected as the Moroccan entry for the
Best Foreign Language Film at the
84th Academy Awards
The 84th Academy Awards ceremony, presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), honored the best films of 2011 in the United States and took place on February 26, 2012, at the Hollywood and Highland Center Theatre in H ...
.
Selected filmography
As actor
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1987
Events January
* January 1 – Bolivia reintroduces the Boliviano currency.
* January 2 – Chadian–Libyan conflict – Battle of Fada: The Military of Chad, Chadian army destroys a Libyan armoured brigade.
* January 3 – Afghan leader ...
: ''
Les keufs''
*
1991
It was the final year of the Cold War, which had begun in 1947. During the year, the Soviet Union Dissolution of the Soviet Union, collapsed, leaving Post-soviet states, fifteen sovereign republics and the Commonwealth of Independent State ...
: ''
I Don't Kiss''
*
1993
The United Nations General Assembly, General Assembly of the United Nations designated 1993 as:
* International Year for the World's Indigenous People
The year 1993 in the Kwajalein Atoll in the Marshall Islands had only 364 days, since its ...
: ''
My Favorite Season''
*
1995
1995 was designated as:
* United Nations Year for Tolerance
* World Year of Peoples' Commemoration of the Victims of the Second World War
This was the first year that the Internet was entirely privatized, with the United States government ...
: ''
Don't Forget You're Going to Die''
*
1996
1996 was designated as:
* International Year for the Eradication of Poverty
Events January
* January 8 – A Zairean cargo plane crashes into a crowded market in the center of the capital city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo ...
: ''
The Best Job in the World''
*
1997
Events January
* January 1 – The Emergency Alert System is introduced in the United States.
* January 11 – Turkey threatens Cyprus on account of a deal to buy Russian S-300 missiles, prompting the Cypriot Missile Crisis.
* January 1 ...
: ''
L'autre côté de la mer''
*
1998
1998 was designated as the ''International Year of the Ocean''.
Events January
* January 6 – The ''Lunar Prospector'' spacecraft is launched into orbit around the Moon, and later finds evidence for Lunar water, frozen water, in soil i ...
: ''
Those Who Love Me Can Take the Train''
* 1998: ''
Alice et Martin''
* 1998: ''
For Sale''
* 1998: ''
Louise (Take 2)
''Louise (Take 2)'' is a 1998 French drama film
In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. The drama of this kind is usually qualifie ...
''
*
1999
1999 was designated as the International Year of Older Persons.
Events January
* January 1 – The euro currency is established and the European Central Bank assumes its full powers.
* January 3 – The Mars Polar Lander is launc ...
: ''
The City''
*
2000
2000 was designated as the International Year for the Culture of Peace and the World Mathematics, Mathematical Year.
Popular culture holds the year 2000 as the first year of the 21st century and the 3rd millennium, because of a tende ...
: ''
Stand-by''
*
2001
The year's most prominent event was the September 11 attacks against the United States by al-Qaeda, which Casualties of the September 11 attacks, killed 2,977 people and instigated the global war on terror. The United States led a Participan ...
: ''
Change moi ma vie''
* 2001: ''
My Wife Is an Actress''
*
2002
The effects of the September 11 attacks of the previous year had a significant impact on the affairs of 2002. The war on terror was a major political focus. Without settled international law, several nations engaged in anti-terror operation ...
: ''
The Race''
*
2003
2003 was designated by the United Nations as the International Year of Fresh water, Freshwater.
In 2003, a Multi-National Force – Iraq, United States-led coalition 2003 invasion of Iraq, invaded Iraq, starting the Iraq War.
Demographic ...
: ''
Merci Docteur Rey''
* 2003: ''
Sansa''
*
2004
2004 was designated as an International Year of Rice by the United Nations, and the International Year to Commemorate the Struggle Against Slavery and Its Abolition (by UNESCO).
Events January
* January 3 – Flash Airlines Flight 60 ...
: ''
36''
*
2005
2005 was designated as the International Year for Sport and Physical Education and the International Year of Microcredit. The beginning of 2005 also marked the end of the International Decade of the World's Indigenous Peoples, Internationa ...
: ''
Va, Vis et Deviens''
* 2005: ''
Camping à la ferme''
* 2005: ''
Le Petit Lieutenant''
*
2006
2006 was designated as the International Year of Deserts and Desertification.
Events
January
* January 1– 4 – Russia temporarily cuts shipment of natural gas to Ukraine during a price dispute.
* January 12 – A stampede during t ...
: ''
Indigènes
''Days of Glory'' (, ; ) is a 2006 French war film directed by Rachid Bouchareb. The cast includes Sami Bouajila, Jamel Debbouze, Samy Naceri, Roschdy Zem, Mélanie Laurent and Bernard Blancan.
The film deals with the contribution of North Afric ...
''
* 2006: ''
La Californie''
* 2006: ''Mauvaise foi'' (also written and directed)
*
2007
2007 was designated as the International Heliophysical Year and the International Polar Year.
Events
January
* January 1
**Bulgaria and Romania 2007 enlargement of the European Union, join the European Union, while Slovenia joins the Eur ...
: ''
Game of Four''
*
2008
2008 was designated as:
*International Year of Languages
*International Year of Planet Earth
*International Year of the Potato
*International Year of Sanitation
The Great Recession, a worldwide recession which began in 2007, continued throu ...
: ''
La fille de Monaco''
* 2008: ''Go Fast''
* 2008: ''
La très très grande entreprise''
*
2009
2009 was designated as the International Year of Astronomy by the United Nations to coincide with the 400th anniversary of Galileo Galilei's first known astronomical studies with a telescope and the publication of Astronomia Nova by Joha ...
: ''
Commis d'office''
* 2009: ''
London River''
*
2010
The year saw a multitude of natural and environmental disasters such as the 2010 Haiti earthquake, the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, and the 2010 Chile earthquake. The 2009 swine flu pandemic, swine flu pandemic which began the previous year ...
: ''
Outside the Law''
* 2010: ''
Point Blank''
* 2010: ''
Turk's Head
''Turk's Head'' ( – the expression also has the colloquial meaning of 'scapegoat' or 'fall guy' in French) is a 2010 French thriller film directed by and starring Pascal Elbé. Roschdy Zem and Israel actress, Ronit Elkabetz also star. It was r ...
''
* 2010: ''
Happy Few''
*
2012
2012 was designated as:
*International Year of Cooperatives
*International Year of Sustainable Energy for All
Events January
*January 4 – The Cicada 3301 internet hunt begins.
* January 12 – Peaceful protests begin in the R ...
: ''
The Cold Light of Day'', by
Mabrouk El Mechri, as Zahir
* 2012: ''
Une nuit'', by
Philippe Lefebvre, as Simon Weiss
* 2012: ''
Mains armées'', by
Pierre Jolivet
Pierre Jolivet (; born 9 October 1952) is a French director, actor, screenwriter, and producer. His film ''Zim and Co.'' was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2005 Cannes Film Festival and his film ''The Night Watchman (2015 film) ...
, as Lucas Scali
* 2012: ''
Just like a Woman'', by
Rachid Bouchareb
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* 2012: ''
Collision
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'', by
David Marconi
*
2014
The year 2014 was marked by the surge of the Western African Ebola epidemic, West African Ebola epidemic, which began in 2013, becoming the List of Ebola outbreaks, most widespread outbreak of the Ebola, Ebola virus in human history, resul ...
: ''
Bird People'', by
Pascale Ferran, as Simon
* 2014: ''
La Rançon de la gloire''
* 2014: ''
On a failli être amies''
*
2015
2015 was designated by the United Nations as:
* International Year of Light
* International Year of Soil __TOC__
Events
January
* January 1 – Lithuania officially adopts the euro as its currency, replacing the litas, and becomes ...
: ''
Alaska
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''
*
2017
2017 was designated as the International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development by the United Nations General Assembly.
Events January
* January 1 – Istanbul nightclub shooting: A gunman dressed as Santa Claus opens fire at the ...
: ''
Les hommes du feu'' by Pierre Jolivet
* 2017: ''
The Price of Success''
*
2018
Events January
* January 1 – Bulgaria takes over the Presidency of the Council of the European Union, after the Estonian presidency.
* January 4 – SPLM-IO rebels loyal to Chan Garang Lual start a raid against Juba, capital of ...
: ''
Nothing to Hide''
* 2019: ''
Oh Mercy!''
* 2019: ''
The Girl with a Bracelet''
* 2019: ''
Savages (Les Sauvages)'' – TV series
* 2021: ''
Madame Claude
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Biogra ...
''
* 2022: ''
The Innocent''
* 2022: ''
Other People's Children (Les enfants des autres)''
* 2022: ''
Our Ties''
* 2023: ''
The Edge of the Blade''
* 2024: ''
Winter in Sokcho (Hiver à Sokcho)''
As filmmaker
Awards and nominations
References
External links
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1965 births
Living people
People from Gennevilliers
Male actors from Île-de-France
French male film actors
French people of Moroccan descent
French male television actors
20th-century French male actors
21st-century French male actors
French film directors
French male screenwriters
French screenwriters
French film producers
Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actor winners
Best Actor César Award winners
Best Actor Lumières Award winners