Hichem Yacoubi
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Hichem Yacoubi - is an actor of Moroccan descent whose most recent film was A Prophet
(in French Un prophète) (2009) directed by Jacques Audiard
. He studied theater (including a course at the Actor's Studio) and dance. He has appeared in several films including a short film which he co-directed and co-wrote the screenplay with Daniel Kupferstein.
A Prophet
Mr. Yacoubi's most recent role was as an incarcerated Arab named Reyeb who was a witness to a crime. He is a hostile witness, willing to testify against the Corsican mafia
group which is led by a fellow inmate, César Luciani (Niels Arestrup
). Luciani, having no direct access to his target, enrolls the movies lead character, Malik El Djebani, to kill Reyeb.
A Prophet
A Prophet is a 2009 French prison film directed by Jacques Audiard. Audiard claims that the film aims at "creating icons, images for people who don't have images in movies, like the Arabs in France," though he also had stated that the film "has nothing to do with his vision of society," and is a...
(in French Un prophète) (2009) directed by Jacques Audiard
Jacques Audiard
Jacques Audiard is a French film director, the son of Michel Audiard, also a notable screenwriter and film director.He won twice both the César Award for Best Film and the BAFTA Award for Best Film not in the English Language, in 2005 for The Beat That My Heart Skipped and in 2010 for A Prophet...
. He studied theater (including a course at the Actor's Studio) and dance. He has appeared in several films including a short film which he co-directed and co-wrote the screenplay with Daniel Kupferstein.
A ProphetA ProphetA Prophet is a 2009 French prison film directed by Jacques Audiard. Audiard claims that the film aims at "creating icons, images for people who don't have images in movies, like the Arabs in France," though he also had stated that the film "has nothing to do with his vision of society," and is a...
(Un prophète) (2009)
Mr. Yacoubi's most recent role was as an incarcerated Arab named Reyeb who was a witness to a crime. He is a hostile witness, willing to testify against the Corsican mafiaCorsican mafia
The Corsican mafia is the general term used to describe the various criminal groups originating from Corsica. The Corsican mafia is one of the most influential organized crime structures in France, also active in many African and Latin American countries...
group which is led by a fellow inmate, César Luciani (Niels Arestrup
Niels Arestrup
Niels Arestrup is a French actor.Born in Paris into a family of modest means, his father was Danish and his mother was French...
). Luciani, having no direct access to his target, enrolls the movies lead character, Malik El Djebani, to kill Reyeb.
Happy Birthday (Bon Anniversaire) (2007)
He and Daniel Kupferstein co-directed Bon Anniversaire (Happy Birthday), a 2007short film.)) (2007) and submitted the short documentary piece in 2008 to the 18th African, Asian and Latin American Film Festival (in Italian 18° Festival del Cinema Africano, d'Asia e America Latina) which features films in Italy by African, Asian and Latinamerican individuals.Filmography
- 2005: MunichMunich (film)Munich is a 2005 historical fiction film about the Israeli government's secret retaliation attacks after the massacre of Israeli athletes by the Black September terrorist group during the 1972 Summer Olympics. The film stars Eric Bana and was produced and directed by Steven Spielberg...
(Film) - Arab Guard (produced and directed by Steven SpielbergSteven SpielbergSteven Allan Spielberg KBE is an American film director, screenwriter, producer, video game designer, and studio entrepreneur. In a career of more than four decades, Spielberg's films have covered many themes and genres. Spielberg's early science-fiction and adventure films were seen as an...
) - 2006: L'Equilibre de la terreur (Film) - (directed by Jean-Martial Lefranc)
- 2006: Azur & Asmar: The Princes' Quest (Animated film) - voice (directed by Michel OcelotMichel OcelotMichel Ocelot is a French writer, character designer, storyboard artist and director of animated films and television programs and a former president of the International Animated Film Association...
) - 2007: Happy Birthday) (in French Bon Anniversaire) (Short) - (directed by Hichem Yacoubi and Daniel Kupferstein)
- 2009: A ProphetA ProphetA Prophet is a 2009 French prison film directed by Jacques Audiard. Audiard claims that the film aims at "creating icons, images for people who don't have images in movies, like the Arabs in France," though he also had stated that the film "has nothing to do with his vision of society," and is a...
(in French Un prophète) (Film) - Reyeb (directed by Jacques Audiard)