Faouzi Bensaïdi
Known for Directing
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.
Filmography
Dheepan
2015
as Monsieur Habib
It Must Be Heaven
2019
as Man Running From Police
Saint Laurent
2014
as Butler
Lola Pater
2017
as Le sheikh
Sofia
2018
as Faouzi
Goodbye Morocco
2013
as Ali
Far Away
2001
The Blessed
2017
as Amine
Deserts
2023
as L'épicier
Mektoub
1997
as Kamal Raoui
A Thousand Months
2003
as Samir
Wind Horse
2002
as Driss
Death for Sale
2011
as Inspector debbaz
My Dad is not Dead
2023
Volubilis
2017
as Si Mohamed
WWW: What a Wonderful World
2006
as Kamel
Braids
2000