Acting
Lyes Salem
Born July 7, 1973 · Alger, Algeria (age 53)
Lyès Salem (Algiers, 1973) is an Algerian actor and film director. His first film as director, Masquerades, won several prizes in France. Source: Article "Lyes Salem" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.
Known For
Munich · 2005Munich
★ 7.12005
MovieDramaHistory
During the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich, eleven Israeli athletes are taken hostage and murdered by a Palestinian terrorist group known as Black September. In retaliation, the Israeli government recruits a group of Mossad agents to track down and execute those responsible for the attack.
District B13 · 2004District B13
★ 6.82004
MovieActionThriller
Set in the ghettos of Paris in 2010, an undercover cop and ex-thug try to infiltrate a gang in order to defuse a neutron bomb.
Just to Be Sure · 2017Just to Be Sure
★ 6.42017
MovieDramaComedy
Erwan, a strapping Breton who clears mines for a living, is shaken when he discovers that his father is not his father. Despite his affection for the man who raised him, he quietly sets out to find his biological father, and succeeds in locating Joseph, an endearing old codger he takes a liking to. Just when things look settled, another unexpected “bomb” hits Erwan in the form of Anna, an elusive nymph.
Maria · 2024Maria
★ 6.52024
MovieHistoryDrama
Maria Callas, the world's greatest opera singer, lives the last days of her life in 1970s Paris, as she confronts her identity and life.
DNA · 2020DNA
★ 5.92020
MovieDrama
A woman has a close bond with her beloved Algerian grandfather, who protected her from a toxic home life as a child; his death triggers a deep identity crisis as tensions between her extended family members escalate, revealing new depths of resentment and bitterness.
Ramdam · 2020Ramdam
★ 5.42020
MovieComedyDrama
My Afternoons with Margueritte · 2010My Afternoons with Margueritte
★ 7.02010
MovieDramaComedy
An illiterate and lonely man bonds with an older and well-read woman.
The First Day of the Rest of Your Life · 2008The First Day of the Rest of Your Life
★ 7.52008
MovieDrama
A sprawling drama centered on five key days in a family's life.


















