Hichem Yacoubi

Acting

Hichem Yacoubi

Born April 4, 1964 · Tunis, Tunisia (age 62)

Hichem Yacoubi - is an actor of Moroccan descent whose most recent film was A Prophet (in French Un prophète) (2009) directed by Jacques Audiard. He studied theater (including a course at the Actor's Studio) and dance. He has appeared in several films including a short film which he co-directed and co-wrote the screenplay with Daniel Kupferstein. Description above from the Wikipedia article Hiche…

Known For

Io CapitanoIo Capitano · 2023
Io Capitano
★ 7.82023
MovieAdventureDrama
Longing for a brighter future, two Senegalese teenagers embark on a journey from West Africa to Italy. However, between their dreams and reality lies a labyrinth of checkpoints, the Sahara Desert, and the vast waters of the Mediterranean.
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.
Speak No EvilSpeak No Evil · 2022
Speak No Evil
★ 6.62022
MovieHorrorThriller
A Danish family visits a Dutch family they met on a holiday. What was supposed to be an idyllic weekend slowly starts unraveling as the Danes try to stay polite in the face of unpleasantness.
A ProphetA Prophet · 2009
A Prophet
★ 7.52009
MovieCrimeDrama
Sentenced to six years in prison, Malik El Djebena is alone in the world and can neither read nor write. On his arrival at the prison, he seems younger and more brittle than the others detained there. At once he falls under the sway of a group of Corsicans who enforce their rule in the prison. As the 'missions' go by, he toughens himself and wins the confidence of the Corsican group.
Azur & Asmar: The Princes' QuestAzur & Asmar: The Princes' Quest · 2006
Azur & Asmar: The Princes' Quest
★ 7.72006
MovieAnimationFamily
Raised on tales of a Djinn fairy princess, Azur, a young Frenchman goes to North Africa in search of the sprite, only to discover that his close childhood friend, Asmar, an Arab youth whose mother raised both boys also seeks the genie.
The Nile Hilton IncidentThe Nile Hilton Incident · 2017
The Nile Hilton Incident
★ 6.62017
MovieThrillerDrama
Cairo, 2011. A police officer investigates the murder of a woman in a luxurious hotel in the days leading up to the Egyptian revolution.
Agent ZeroAgent Zero · 2025
Agent Zero
★ 5.62025
MovieActionThriller
When police officer Ilias is shot and left in a coma, Alma must reconnect with her former identity as Badh, a ruthless intelligence operative and skilled assassin. She brutally eliminates members of the Khoury family one by one, unleashing the fury of their leader Mansour, only to discover that Mansour is working with Joana her former secret service unit officer.
Arab BluesArab Blues · 2020
Arab Blues
★ 6.12020
MovieComedyDrama
Selma, a psychoanalyst, deals with a cast of colorful new patients after returning home to Tunisia to open a practice.

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Printemps tunisienPrintemps tunisien · 2014
Printemps tunisien
★ 6.02014
MovieDramaTV Movie
Tunis, winter 2010, a few weeks before the fall of Ben Ali. Loyal friends Fathi, Moha, and Walid stick together to try to survive in a society ruled by corruption, fear, and injustice. Moha, the eldest and a talented musician, destroys himself with alcohol out of rage at not being able to make it big, secretly dreaming of a clandestine passage to Lampedusa. Walid, a smooth talker and handsome guy, is skilled at taking advantage of a system that disgusts him. Fathi, the youngest and most idealistic, naively hopes to get a teaching job through competitive examination and has just fallen in love with the pretty Noura, a liberated young woman who flirts with cyber-dissidence. Then, in a deprived provincial town, the suicide by fire of a young vegetable seller sets Tunisia ablaze. Each of them will see their lives turned upside down in the turmoil of this end of an era...

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