Cast & creator
Faouzi Bensaïdi
Best known for Saint Laurent, It Must Be Heaven, Dheepan
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.
Also known as: فوزي بن السعيدي
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1997–2024 · acting roles
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Filmography (52)
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Saint Laurent
Butler
2014
It Must Be Heaven
Man Running From Police
2019
Dheepan
Monsieur Habib
2015
Deserts
L'épicier
2023Deserts
Director
2023Deserts
Screenplay
2023Deserts
Editor
2023
Far Away
2001Far Away
Writer
2001
Lola Pater
Le sheikh
2017
Braids
2000
The Blessed
Amine
2017
Mektoub
Kamal Raoui
1997Mektoub
Writer
1997
Volubilis
Si Mohamed
2017Volubilis
Director
2017Volubilis
Writer
2017Volubilis
Producer
2017Wind Horse
Driss
2002
Death for Sale
Inspector debbaz
2013Death for Sale
Director
2013Death for Sale
Writer
2013Jeudi moins le quart
Interactions - When Cinema Looks to Nature
Director
2022Interactions - When Cinema Looks to Nature
Script
2022
My Dad is not Dead
2023
Summer Days
Kamal
2022Summer Days
Director
2022Summer Days
Screenplay
2022Summer Days
Editor
2022
Sofia
Faouzi
2018
Short Plays
Director
2014
Goodbye Morocco
Ali
2013
Interdependence
Editor
2019Interdependence
Writer
2019Interdependence
Director
2019
WWW: What a Wonderful World
Kamel
2006WWW: What a Wonderful World
Director
2006WWW: What a Wonderful World
Writer
2006
The Cliff
Director
1999
A Thousand Months
Samir
2003A Thousand Months
Director
2003A Thousand Months
Screenplay
2003
The wall
Director
2000The wall
Writer
2000
Why Did You Leave the Horse Alone?
Director
2024
A Sunny Day
Director
2019A Sunny Day
Writer
2019A Sunny Day
Editor
2019The Rain Line
Director
2000A Love Story in Ten Songs, Three Weddings and a Kiss
Director
A Love Story in Ten Songs, Three Weddings and a Kiss
Screenplay