Mabrouk El Mechri
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| Born | 18 September 1976 Versailles, France |
Mabrouk el Mechri (born 18 September 1976) is a French director, screenwriter and actor.
El Mechri was born in Versailles, France of Tunisian origin. He is married to actress Audrey Dana. He has directed a number of films. After his three shorts Mounir et Anita, Generation Cutter and Concours de circonstance, he directed his first long feature Virgil in 2005 about the life of a boxer, followed by a comedy entitled Stand Up!. His 2008 movie entitled JCVD about Jean-Claude Van Damme and featuring him as the actor garnered Mabrouk El Mechri critical acclaim. The film, a comedy drama and at certain times biographical of Van Damme was screened at the Cannes Film Festival, 2008 Rome Film Festival (L'Altro Cinema) and the 2008 Toronto International Film Festival (Midnight Madness). He is now working on his new movie Sage femme (2008) featuring Vanessa Paradis.
[edit] Filmography
- Director
- Mounir et Anita (1998)
- Generation Cutter (2000)
- Concours de circonstances (2003)
- Virgil (2005)
- Stand Up! (2006)
- JCVD (2008)
- The Cold Light of Day (film) (2011)
- Screenwriter
- Mounir et Anita (1998)
- Generation Cutter (2000)
- Concours de circonstances (2003)
- Virgil (2005)
- JCVD (2008)
- Actor
- Gomez & Tavarès (2007) directed by Gilles Paquet-Brenner in the role of Rachid
- Cinematographer
- Stand Up! (2006)
- Composer
- Mounir et Anita (1998)
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