Lina El Arabi

Acting

Lina El Arabi

Born August 11, 1995 · Choisy-le-Roi, Val-de-Marne, France (age 31)

Lina El Arabi (born August 11, 1995) is a French actress of Moroccan parents. At the early age of 6 she takes ballet and violin classes. At 10, she also start with theater classes. For the leading role in the film A Wedding she was awarded as Best Actress at the Festival du Film Francophone d'Angoulême.

Known For

DivertimentoDivertimento · 2023
Divertimento
★ 7.02023
MovieDramaHistory
Zahia Ziouani, 17, dreams of becoming a conductor, while her twin sister Fettouma hopes to be a professional cellist. They want to make classical music accessible to everyone and create their own orchestra.
Brutus vs CesarBrutus vs Cesar · 2020
Brutus vs Cesar
★ 3.92020
MovieComedyAdventure
Faced with the tyranny of Caesar who acts as absolute master over Rome, Senators Rufus and Cassius form a plot to assassinate him.
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.
Eye on JulietEye on Juliet · 2018
Eye on Juliet
★ 6.52018
MovieDrama
The story of an unlikely encounter between Gordon, a hexapod operator, and Ayusha, a young woman from the Middle East. Gordon, guardian of a pipeline in this desert region, becomes fascinated by Ayusha, while piloting his robotic spider from the other side of the world, in America. Ayusha is promised to an older man she doesn't love. Despite the distance, their mutual fear and their imperfect interaction, he will do everything in his power to help her escape her fate.
LouiseLouise · 2025
Louise
★ 7.82025
MovieDrama
Follows the struggles of Marion in her attempt to reconnect with her family and piece together her fragmented identity after fleeing a troubled childhood.
Talk ChaudTalk Chaud · 2023
Talk Chaud
2023
MovieDramaFantasy
In the 1970s, Nassim presents ‘Talk Chaud’ in front of a sizable audience. However, he is confronted with the return of his old friend Oumar, to whom he must be held accountable for betrayal.
A WeddingA Wedding · 2017
A Wedding
★ 6.62017
MovieDrama
Zahira, 18, is close to her family until her parents ask her to follow Pakistani tradition to choose a husband. Torn between family customs and her western lifestyle, the young woman turns for help to her brother and confidant Amir.
Don't Leave Me!Don't Leave Me! · 2016
Don't Leave Me!
★ 6.52016
MovieDramaTV Movie
A French women lives her worst nightmare when she discovers that her daughter has been radicalised, and plans to leave for her "husband" in Syria.

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Kaboul KitchenKaboul Kitchen · 2012
Kaboul Kitchen
★ 6.12012
SeriesComedy
Kaboul Kitchen is a French comedy television series broadcast by Canal+. It was created by Marc Victor, Allan Mauduit and Jean-Patrick Benes. The series is based on the true story of Radio France Internationale journalist Marc Victor, who ran a restaurant for French expatriates in Kabul until 2008. The first series premiered on February 15, 2012 on Canal+ and ended on March 5, 2012. It set a ratings record for comedy series in the primetime slot on Canal+. A second series, which will have 12 episodes, has been commissioned. The series depicts the life of French expatriate Jacky who runs the popular restaurant Kaboul Kitchen in Kabul, Afghanistan. His daughter Sophie, who he has not seen in 20 years, arrives to do humanitarian work, while he is interested only in making money. The series won two Golden FIPA Awards at the 2012 Festival International de Programmes Audiovisuels: one for Best TV Series and one for Best TV Screenplay. It was screened at MIPTV and named fourth on The Hollywood Reporter's list of "MIPTV A-List Projects" for the most promising series screened at the event.

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