Saïd Ben Saïd (born 11 July 1966) is a Tunisian-French film producer.

Biography

He grew up in

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and became passionate about cinema, to the point of bringing VHS tapes from

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with the help of a diplomatic friend of his parents. He came to

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in 1984 to do his higher studies at

Lycée privé Sainte-Geneviève The Lycée Sainte-Geneviève is a private '' lycée'', located in Versailles and providing preparatory classes for ''grandes écoles''. It was founded by the Jesuits in Paris in April 1854. It is often nicknamed ''Ginette'' and sometimes ''BJ'' ...

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and then at ESTP. He then worked as an engineer at Lyonnaise des Eaux and then at M6. In 1996, he joined UGC, producing films by

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and

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. In 2010, he founded his own company, SBS Productions and produced films by

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- Carnage (2011),

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- Passion (2012),

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(2013),

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Maps to the Stars ''Maps to the Stars'' is a 2014 internationally co-produced satirical drama film directed by David Cronenberg, and starring Julianne Moore, Mia Wasikowska, John Cusack, Robert Pattinson, Olivia Williams, Sarah Gadon, and Evan Bird. The scree ...

(2014),

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- The Assignment (2016) and

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(2016) &

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(2021). In 2009, he signed a petition in support of Roman Polanski, calling for his release after Polanski was arrested in Switzerland in relation to his 1977 charge for drugging and raping a 13-year-old girl.

Partial filmography

* ''

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'' (2001) * ''

Ruby & Quentin ''Ruby & Quentin'' (French: ''Tais-toi !'' (, ''Shut up!'') is a 2003 French comedy- crime caper film, directed by Francis Veber. Cast * Jean Reno as Ruby * Gérard Depardieu as Quentin * Richard Berry as Vernet * André Dussollier as The p ...

'' (2003) * '' Les Dalton'' (2004) * '' Black Sun'' (2005) * '' The Witnesses'' (2007) * ''

Le Tueur ''Le Tueur'' ( en, The Killer) is a 2007 French thriller film directed by Cédric Anger. Plot It is Christmas Eve in Paris. Leo Zimmerman is a businessman who lives for his beloved little daughter's smile. Outwardly, his life is exemplary. Howeve ...

'' (2007) * '' The Great Alibi'' (2008) * '' Inju: The Beast in the Shadow'' (2008) * '' The Girl on the Train'' (2009) * ''

Lucky Luke ''Lucky Luke'' is a Western ''bande dessinée'' series created by Belgian cartoonist Morris in 1946. Morris wrote and drew the series single-handedly until 1955, after which he started collaborating with French writer René Goscinny. Their par ...

'' (2009) * '' Love Crime'' (2010) * '' Carnage'' (2011) * '' Unforgivable'' (2011) * '' Looking for Hortense'' (2012) * '' Passion'' (2012) * '' A Castle in Italy'' (2013) * ''

'' (2013) * ''

'' (2014) * ''

Valentin Valentin ''Valentin Valentin'' is a 2015 French crime mystery film directed by Pascal Thomas and starring Marilou Berry, Vincent Rottiers and Marie Gillain. Plot The beautiful and shy Valentin, with whom all the women fall in love, has much to do between ...

'' (2015) * '' In the Shadow of Women'' (2015) * ''

'' (2016) * '' Aquarius'' (2016) * '' Tout de suite maintenant'' (2016) * '' The Assignment'' (2016) * '' Lover for a Day'' (2017) * ''

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'' (2019) * ''

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'' (2019) * ''

Bacurau ''Bacurau'' () is a 2019 Brazilian-French weird western film written and directed by Kleber Mendonça Filho and Juliano Dornelles. It stars Sônia Braga, Udo Kier, Bárbara Colen, Thomas Aquino, Silvero Pereira, and Karine Teles. The film, ...

'' (2019) * ''

'' (2021)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ben Saïd, Saïd 1966 births Living people Tunisian film producers French film producers People from Tunis Tunisian emigrants to France