Faouzi Bensaïdi

Acting

Faouzi Bensaïdi

Overview

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Birthday
Mar 14, 1967 (58 years old)

Faouzi Bensaïdi

Known For

My Dad is not Dead
1h 40m
Movie 2023

My Dad is not Dead

Malik and his father Mehdi live in a funfair where...

It Must Be Heaven
1h 37m
Movie 2019

It Must Be Heaven

Filmmaker Elia Suleiman travels to different cities and finds unexpected...

Sofia
1h 20m
Movie 2018

Sofia

Sofia, 20, lives with her parents in Casablanca. Suffering from...

The Blessed
1h 42m
Movie 2017

The Blessed

Algiers, a few years after the civil war. Amal and...

Lola Pater
1h 35m
Movie 2017

Lola Pater

When his mother dies, Zino decides to look for his...

Volubilis
1h 47m
Movie 2017

Volubilis

Volubilis is a tale of love in a world of...

Dheepan
1h 55m
Movie 2015

Dheepan

Three war-torn strangers posing as a family flee Sri Lanka’s...

Saint Laurent
2h 30m
Movie 2014

Saint Laurent

1967-1976. As one of history's greatest fashion designers entered a...

Goodbye Morocco
1h 42m
Movie 2013

Goodbye Morocco

Tangier. Dounia decides to sell on the black market the...

Death for Sale
1h 57m
Movie 2011

Death for Sale

In Tetouan, at the northern edge of Morocco, three young...

Biography

Faouzi Bensaïdi, born 14 March 1967, is a Moroccan film director, actor, screenwriter and artist. His film A THOUSAND MONTHS (2003) was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2003 Cannes Film Festival. In 2007 and 2009 he has taken part in the Arts in Marrakech Festival showing and discussing his films and installations. In 2011, his film DEATH FOR SALE premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival. The film was selected as the Moroccan entry for the Best Foreign Language Oscar at the 85th Academy Awards, but it did not make the final shortlist.