Mostefa Djadjam

Acting

Mostefa Djadjam

Born January 1, 1952 (age 74)

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Known For

MunichMunich · 2005
Munich
★ 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.
Three Crowns of the SailorThree Crowns of the Sailor · 1991
Three Crowns of the Sailor
★ 7.01991
MovieAdventureFantasy
Shortly after murdering his professor, a young man encounters a sailor who offers him a position on his ship in exchange for 3 Danish crowns and his attention as he recounts his life story.
CrossfireCrossfire · 2008
Crossfire
★ 5.32008
MovieThrillerDrama
A grizzled Parisian detective is sent to an outpost town in Southern France to dismantle a gang of killers which has freed a notorious criminal. The detective inherits a team of unmotivated and dishevelled detectives, and he makes connections nobody else ever saw because nobody else bothered to look. A mysterious, charismatic figure, he leads by example, and gradually his team begins to feel like cops again.
Outside the LawOutside the Law · 2010
Outside the Law
★ 6.62010
MovieActionDrama
After losing their family home in Algeria in the 1920s, three brothers and their mother are scattered across the globe. Messaoud joins the French army fighting in Indochina; Abdelkader becomes a leader of the Algerian independence movement in France and Saïd moves to Paris to make his fortune in the shady clubs and boxing halls of Pigalle.
The Rose KingThe Rose King · 1986
The Rose King
★ 6.51986
MovieDrama
A mentally unstable woman and her son move to a sprawling mansion in Portugal to grow roses.
SuperstarSuperstar · 2012
Superstar
★ 5.12012
MovieDramaComedy
An average guy who works in a recycling plant wakes up one morning to discover that he's become inexplicably famous.
The Song of RolandThe Song of Roland · 1978
The Song of Roland
★ 5.51978
MovieDramaAdventure
Roland des Roncesvalles is a legendary knight from the age of chivalry in France. In the 11th-century epic La Chanson de Roland, he is depicted as a key figure in halting the advance of the Arabs into France. In this story, the 10th-century legend is staged by a group of 12th-century pilgrims using the 11th-century poem. Their acting is interrupted by a violent peasant uprising, which kills many of the pilgrims. However, one of the survivors, is converted to the peasant cause and later speaks out in favor of more just treatment for the downtrodden.
La Papesse JeanneLa Papesse Jeanne · 2017
La Papesse Jeanne
★ 2.72017
MovieHistoryDrama
The journey of young Jeanne through mountains and faith, from the lonely forests to the plains of Rome.

Filmography

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This NightThis Night · 2009
This Night
★ 6.02009
MovieDrama
Werner Schroeter directed this dark and surreal tale of a man determined to save a lost lover from a grim fate at the hands of a violent mob. The city of Santa Maria is falling into chaos as an armed military faction is poised to take power in a coup d'etat. Ossorio used to call Santa Maria home, and he has returned in its darkest hour to find the woman he loves, hoping to rescue her from the violence that is lurks around the corner. As Ossorio searches for his love, he meets Victoria in a shabby hotel, who in turn introduces him to her father Barcala, who for the right price is willing to take Ossorio and another passenger away on his boat. While Ossorio is willing to pay Barcala what he wants, can he find the mysterious woman before the ship sets sail?

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Salut cousin !Salut cousin ! · 1996
Salut cousin !
★ 4.51996
MovieComedy
The comedy in this lively film barely conceals its darker, more serious undertones as it chronicles a young Algerian's eye-opening introduction to the joys and travails of being an immigrant in Paris. Alilo has left his home to pick up an important suitcase for his employer. Unfortunately, he has lost the Parisian address. Fortunately, his cousin Mok, emigrated there several years before with his middle-class family before and is able to act as a guide. Mok, an aspiring rap singer, comes from a middle-class family, but chooses to live on his own in the dilapidated deteriorating 18th district, known as 'Moskova.' Mok characterizes the place as a haven for artists and intellectuals, but it is plainly just a Third World slum filled with tightly knit and colorful neighbors. Mok and Alilo have many interesting, some tragedy-tinged adventures over the five days it takes them to find the suitcase.