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Rabah Ameur-Zaïmeche

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Rabah Ameur-Zaïmeche

Rabah Ameur-Zaïmeche is a Franco-Algerian filmmaker, screenwriter, producer, and actor. He moved to France in 1968 and grew up in Montfermeil, on the outskirts of Paris. After studying sociology, he founded his own production company, Sarrazinc Productions, in 1999. His debut feature film, Wesh Wesh, qu'est-ce qui se passe? (2001), received the Louis Delluc Prize for Best First Film. Ameur-Zaïmec…

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South TerminalSouth Terminal · 2019
South Terminal
★ 5.22019
MovieDrama
In a Mediterranean country plunging into armed conflict, a doctor tries to do his duty against all odds, until the day his destiny is turned upside down…
Algerican RoadAlgerican Road · 2026
Algerican Road
2026
MovieDramaWestern
Slimane, an old, weary, and sick trucker, and Smaïn, his loader, are tasked with transporting a cargo deep into the Algerian Sahara. Along the way, they are violently attacked and their truck is stolen. When Anna, a young French researcher, and Sofiane, her traveling companion, come to their aid, the film plunges with them into the desert.
Smugglers' SongsSmugglers' Songs · 2012
Smugglers' Songs
★ 5.52012
MovieAdventure
Early on in this engaging historical drama, a marquis (played by the singularly droll Jacques Nolot) offers a peddler a carriage ride on a remote country road. After sizing up his benefactor, the peddler fights motion sickness to deliver his sales pitch: “I have here a few objects of wonder, pious images, pamphlets against men of the cloth, newspapers from Amsterdam and London, holy cards, quills, writing paper…”
The Temple Woods GangThe Temple Woods Gang · 2022
The Temple Woods Gang
★ 5.92022
MovieThrillerDrama
A retired military man lives in the Temple Woods housing project. Just as he’s burying his mother, his neighbour Bébé, who belongs to a gang of robbers from the area, is preparing to rob the convoy of a wealthy Arab prince.
Bled Number OneBled Number One · 2006
Bled Number One
★ 5.22006
MovieDrama
Hardly freed from a French prison, Kamel is deported in his native state, Algeria, and discovers a country split between modernity and tradition.
Dernier maquisDernier maquis · 2008
Dernier maquis
★ 5.82008
MovieDrama
Talk of living wages and religious observances upsets the delicate accord between the boss of a run-down truck yard and his workers in this visually arresting take on the French-Algerian immigrant experience.
Story of JudasStory of Judas · 2015
Story of Judas
★ 6.12015
MovieDramaHistory
A man ascends a barren summit. It is Judas, come to collect Jesus and carry him down the mountain on his back, joking and panting as he does so. After bathing in the river and taking part in a henna ceremony, Jesus leaves for Jerusalem. Judas is concerned for his friend’s safety, since the Roman occupiers look upon the prophet as an insurgent.
Wesh, Wesh, What's Happening?Wesh, Wesh, What's Happening? · 2001
Wesh, Wesh, What's Happening?
★ 6.32001
MovieDramaCrime
Kamel, a young man from the french ghetto, near Paris, is coming back to France. He was arrested for dealing drugs, he spent five years in jail and was banned from France for two years. He tries, with his family's support, to find a job and live a normal life. But nothing's normal in the ghetto.

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