Salim Kechiouche movie list

Actor Salim Kechiouche was born in Lyon, France to Algerian parents. At first a kickboxing champion in France (1998), his film carreer started when actor/director Gaël Morel discovered Salim and so he made his first appearance in the movie À Toute Vitesse. From then on he appeared in more films, and many different roles like in Gigolo next to Amanda Lear, his notorious appearance in Les Amants Criminels, but also Grande École, Le Clan, Le Fil. He also made some more movies with Gaël Morel. In 2013 Salim was at the film festival in Cannes for the movie La Vie d'Adèle, a love story about a lesbian couple which won the Palme d'Or and the critic's prize. Also in 2013 he appears in the French series Odysseus as Orion and the movie Paris à Tout Prix. Next to his filmcarreer, Salim also stars in plays and theater and has been painted by artists Youssef Nabil and Michel Gilberti. Salim resides in Paris.

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7.2France2024Action

In the midst of the Paris riots of 2005, follow a dealer and cop

Mektoub, My Love

6.5FranceItaly2018ComedyRomance

Amin, an aspiring screenwriter living in Paris, returns home for the summer, to a fishing village in the South of France. It is a time of reconnecting with his family and his childhood friends. Together with his cousin Tony and his best friend Ophélie, he spends his time between the Tunisian restaurant run by his parents, the local bars and the beaches frequented by girls on holiday. Enchanted by the many female characters who surround him, Amin remains in awe of these summer sirens while his dionysiac cousin throws himself into their carnal delights with euphoria. Armed with his camera and guided by the bright simmer light of the Mediterranean coast, Amin pursues his philosophical quest while gathering inspiration for his screenplays. When it comes to love, only Mektoub (‘destiny' in Arabic) can decide.