Farid Larbi

Of Gods and Men (2010)

French drama based on the 1996 kidnapping and killing of seven monks in Algeria. A group of Trappist monks reside in the monastery of Tibhirine in Algeria, where they live in harmony with the largely muslim population. When a bloody conflict between Algeria's army ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Xavier Beauvois
CAST:  Lambert Wilson  •  Michael Lonsdale  •  Olivier Rabourdin  •  Philippe Laudenbach

French drama based on the 1996 kidnapping and killing of seven monks in Algeria. A group of Trappist monks reside in the monastery of Tibhirine in Algeria, where they live in harmony with the largely muslim population. When a bloody conflict between Algeria's army ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Xavier Beauvois
CAST:  Lambert Wilson  •  Michael Lonsdale  •  Olivier Rabourdin  •  Philippe Laudenbach

Free Men (2011)

In Paris during WWII, an Algerian immigrant is inspired to join the resistance by his unexpected friendship with a Jewish man. Based on not very known facts about the Muslim community in Paris during WWII, when the Paris Mosque and its dynamic leader played a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ismaël Ferroukhi
CAST:  Tahar Rahim  •  Michael Lonsdale  •  Lubna Azabal  •  Mahmoud Shalaby

In Paris during WWII, an Algerian immigrant is inspired to join the resistance by his unexpected friendship with a Jewish man. Based on not very known facts about the Muslim community in Paris during WWII, when the Paris Mosque and its dynamic leader played a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ismaël Ferroukhi
CAST:  Tahar Rahim  •  Michael Lonsdale  •  Lubna Azabal  •  Mahmoud Shalaby

A Prophet (2009)

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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 ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jacques Audiard
CAST:  Tahar Rahim  •  Niels Arestrup  •  Adel Bencherif  •  Hichem Yacoubi

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 ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jacques Audiard
CAST:  Tahar Rahim  •  Niels Arestrup  •  Adel Bencherif  •  Hichem Yacoubi

Divines (2016)

In a ghetto where religion and drug trafficking rub shoulders, Dounia has a lust for power and success. Supported by Maimouna, her best friend, she decides to follow in the footsteps of Rebecca, a respected dealer. But her encounter with Djigui, a young, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Houda Benyamina
CAST:  Oulaya Amamra  •  Déborah Lukumuena  •  Kévin Mischel  •  Jisca Kalvanda

In a ghetto where religion and drug trafficking rub shoulders, Dounia has a lust for power and success. Supported by Maimouna, her best friend, she decides to follow in the footsteps of Rebecca, a respected dealer. But her encounter with Djigui, a young, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Houda Benyamina
CAST:  Oulaya Amamra  •  Déborah Lukumuena  •  Kévin Mischel  •  Jisca Kalvanda

Fortunes (2008)

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DIRECTION:  Stéphane Meunier
CAST:  Smaïl Mekki  •  Alexia Portal  •  Salim Kéchiouche  •  Arnaud Ducruet

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DIRECTION:  Stéphane Meunier
CAST:  Smaïl Mekki  •  Alexia Portal  •  Salim Kéchiouche  •  Arnaud Ducruet

Carbone (2017)

In danger of losing his business, Anthony Roca, an ordinary man, develops a scam that will become the heist of the century. Overtaken by the crime, he will have to deal with betrayal, murder and settling.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Olivier Marchal
CAST:  Benoît Magimel  •  Laura Smet  •  Gringe  •  Idir Chender

In danger of losing his business, Anthony Roca, an ordinary man, develops a scam that will become the heist of the century. Overtaken by the crime, he will have to deal with betrayal, murder and settling.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Olivier Marchal
CAST:  Benoît Magimel  •  Laura Smet  •  Gringe  •  Idir Chender

Jupiter's Moon (2017)

A young refugee, Aryan, is shot while illegally trying to cross the Hungarian border. While tending him back to health, a doctor at a refugee camp discovers that Aryan has gained an extraordinary talent—he can levitate. Aryan is smuggled out by the doctor, who is ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kornél Mundruczó
CAST:  Merab Ninidze  •  György Cserhalmi  •  Mónika Balsai  •  Zsombor Jéger

A young refugee, Aryan, is shot while illegally trying to cross the Hungarian border. While tending him back to health, a doctor at a refugee camp discovers that Aryan has gained an extraordinary talent—he can levitate. Aryan is smuggled out by the doctor, who is ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kornél Mundruczó
CAST:  Merab Ninidze  •  György Cserhalmi  •  Mónika Balsai  •  Zsombor Jéger

Home Front (2020)

Burgundy, France. Solange's 60th birthday celebrations are violently interrupted by her estranged brother, Bernard. His outburst will reawaken painful memories and reveal untold stories of the Algerian War.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lucas Belvaux
CAST:  Gérard Depardieu  •  Catherine Frot  •  Jean-Pierre Darroussin  •  Yoann Zimmer

Burgundy, France. Solange's 60th birthday celebrations are violently interrupted by her estranged brother, Bernard. His outburst will reawaken painful memories and reveal untold stories of the Algerian War.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lucas Belvaux
CAST:  Gérard Depardieu  •  Catherine Frot  •  Jean-Pierre Darroussin  •  Yoann Zimmer

Naked in the Streets at Night (2019)

End of summer. This is the last night Cédric spends with Sofiane and his sick father. To ward off the morbidity taking over the house and create a lasting memory, Cédric suggests to go on a night excursion in the neighborhood... in underwear.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Benoît Rambourg
CAST:  Hugo Griveau  •  Emrys Razé  •  Farid Larbi  •  Claude Rambourg

End of summer. This is the last night Cédric spends with Sofiane and his sick father. To ward off the morbidity taking over the house and create a lasting memory, Cédric suggests to go on a night excursion in the neighborhood... in underwear.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Benoît Rambourg
CAST:  Hugo Griveau  •  Emrys Razé  •  Farid Larbi  •  Claude Rambourg

Jungle Jihad (2020)

A cab driver takes a customer to the destination he indicates. During this journey, we discover through their conversation that the driver is an undercover policeman who lost his wife and daughter to a bombing, and that the customer is an extremist who is preparing ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nadir Ioulain
CAST:  Farid Larbi  •  Tony Harrisson  •  Moussa Maaskri  •  Sofiia Manousha

A cab driver takes a customer to the destination he indicates. During this journey, we discover through their conversation that the driver is an undercover policeman who lost his wife and daughter to a bombing, and that the customer is an extremist who is preparing ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nadir Ioulain
CAST:  Farid Larbi  •  Tony Harrisson  •  Moussa Maaskri  •  Sofiia Manousha

Derniers recours (2013)

Slimane can't renew his student resident permit. Will he accept the proposal to help his friend Mehdi in his illegal business in exchange for a permanent residency card?  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mahi Bena
CAST:  Ichem Saïbi  •  Farid Larbi  •  Jean-Claude Tran  •  Yannick Laurent

Slimane can't renew his student resident permit. Will he accept the proposal to help his friend Mehdi in his illegal business in exchange for a permanent residency card?  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mahi Bena
CAST:  Ichem Saïbi  •  Farid Larbi  •  Jean-Claude Tran  •  Yannick Laurent