Roschdy Zem

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Roschdy Zem (born September 28, 1965 in Gennevilliers , France ; actually Roschdi Zamzem ) is a French actor , director and screenwriter .

Life

Roschdy Zem was born in Gennevilliers in 1965 as the son of Moroccan immigrants . As a child, he spent many summer holidays with foster parents in Belgium , while his parents were on vacation in Morocco, but could not take Zem and his four siblings with them. In addition to French and Arabic, he has also spoken Flemish since then . He trained as an actor and appeared for the first time in a film in 1987 in Die Strich-Academy , directed by Josiane Balasko . In 1991 director André Téchiné gave him a role in his film I don't kiss , in which Philippe Noiret and Emmanuelle Béart played the leading roles. Two years later he could also be seen in Téchinés My Favorite Season (1993) alongside Catherine Deneuve and Daniel Auteuil . In 1998 there was another collaboration with Téchiné for the film Alice & Martin with Juliette Binoche . Most of the time Zem plays immigrants of Moroccan or Algerian origin in his films . This is also the case in the film drama Change moi ma vie , where he played the role of an Algerian transvestite alongside Fanny Ardant .

In 2000, Zem received his first nomination for César in the Best Supporting Actor category for his performance alongside Vincent Lindon in Everything for the Company . In 2006, as part of the male ensemble in Days of Fame , a war film about North African soldiers during World War II , he won the Best Actor Award at the 59th Cannes International Film Festival . In the same year he made his directorial debut under the title Mauvaise foi , in which he took on the male lead alongside Cécile de France . For the comedy film about a relationship between a Jew and an Arab, he received a César nomination in the category of best first work . Other films he directed followed, including the film drama Omar - A Justice Scandal (2011) and the biopic Monsieur Chocolat (2016). For his portrayal in the crime film Roubaix, une lumière , Zem was awarded the César in the category Best Actor in 2020 .

Zem has a daughter and a son with his wife, Nicole, of Jewish descent, a psychologist with whom he has been married since the mid-1990s.

Filmography (selection)

Zem at the 2001 César Awards
As a performer
As a director and screenwriter
  • 2006: Mauvaise foi
  • 2011: Omar - A judicial scandal (Omar m'a tuer)
  • 2014: bodybuilder
  • 2016: Monsieur Chocolat (Chocolat)
  • 2019: Persona non grata

Theater appearances (selection)

Awards (selection)

César
  • 2000: Nomination in the category Best Supporting Actor for Everything for the Company
  • 2006: Nomination in the Best Supporting Actor category for a fatal decision
  • 2007: Nomination in the category Best First Work for Mauvaise foi
  • 2009: Nomination in the Best Supporting Actor category for The Monaco Girl
  • 2012: Nomination in the category Best Adapted Screenplay together with Olivier Gorce, Rachid Bouchareb and Olivier Lorelle for Omar - A Justice Scandal
  • 2020: Best Actor for Roubaix, une lumière
Étoile d'Or
  • 2007: Best first work for Mauvaise foi
Globe de Cristal
  • 2007: Nomination for Best Actor for Mauvaise foi
  • 2009: Nomination in the Best Actor category for The Girl from Monaco
  • 2017: Best film for Monsieur Chocolat
Cannes International Film Festival
  • 2006: Award in the Best Actor category or for the male ensemble for Days of Fame
Prix ​​Lumières
Further

Web links

Commons : Roschdy Zem  - collection of images

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ cf. lesgensducinema.com
  2. ↑ Gerar Lefort: Un acteur français . In: Liberation . March 17, 1999.
  3. ↑ See Roschdy Zem: rétrospective sur la carrière d'un grand homme . In: La Depeche , November 21, 2012.
  4. ↑ See Décret du 7 mai 2007 portant promotion et nomination on legifrance.gouv.fr, 8 May 2007.
  5. ↑ See Voici les personnalités décorées par le roi Mohammed VI on bladi.net, August 22, 2016.
personal data
SURNAME Zem, Roshdy
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Zamzem, Roshdi (real name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION French actor and director
DATE OF BIRTH September 28, 1965
PLACE OF BIRTH Gennevilliers , France