Walid Afkir

Walid Afkir

Walid Afkir born September 2, 1982 in Montreuil, Seine-Saint-Denis is a Franco-Moroccan actor and screenwriter. His father, Brahim Foudili, arrived in France in the 1960s. Very involved in the FLN, he owned and managed a hotel in Montreuil where he welcomed the newly arrived Algerian diaspora. His mother, Fattouma Afkir, meanwhile, from a family from the city of Ouarzazate was born in Mohammedia in Morocco, she arrived in France in August 1963 at the age of 17. She does odd jobs as a nanny, a cleaning lady or even an usher at the Kinopanorama cinema in the 15th arrondissement of Paris. His talents as a cook allow him to work with great celebrities of French fashion and cinema such as designer Hilton McConnico, decorator Carlos Conti or even the director of Pédale Douce Gabriel Aghion. She ended her career as sous-chef at the Concorde Lafayette Hotel where she retired in 2006. Walid Afkir is the youngest of a family made up of two brothers and a sister. He grew up in the Boissière district of Montreuil where he spent his childhood there. At the age of 15, after the death of his father, he decides to stop his schooling and enters the world of work by becoming a pizza delivery boy. At 17, he was spotted during a wild casting by Elsa Pharaon for a feature film project. Very quickly his profile seduces other professionals like Kris de Bellair, casting director who will offer him his first role in "Unknown Code" by Michael Haneke. Film in which Walid performs a scene alongside Juliette Binoche. This sequence shot even becomes the trailer for the film presented in the Official Selection of the 2000 Cannes Film Festival; this is moreover what reveals it to the general public. He will be nominated for the César in 2006 in the Best Male Newcomer category, for the film "Hidden" by Michael Haneke.

  • Title: Walid Afkir
  • Popularity: 0.4308
  • Known For: Acting
  • Birthday: 1982-09-02
  • Place of Birth: Montreuil, Seine-Saint-Denis, France
  • Homepage: https://time-art.com/talent/walid-afkir.htm
  • Also Known As: Walide Afkir, Belkacem Walid Afkir
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Walid Afkir Movies

  • 2005
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    Caché

    Caché

    7.036 2005 HD

    George, host of a television show focusing on literature, receives videos shot on the sly that feature his family, along with disturbing drawings that are difficult to interpret. He has no idea who has made and sent him the videos. Progressively, the contents of the videos become more personal, indicating that the sender has known George for a long time.

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  • 2024
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    The Good Teacher

    The Good Teacher

    6.327 2024 HD

    Julien, a young teacher, is wrongfully accused of sexual misconduct by a teenage girl from his class. As he faces mounting pressures from the girl’s older brother and her classmates, the situation spirals out of control. Allegations spread, the entire school is thrown into turmoil, and the teacher has to fight to clear his name.

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  • 2022
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    Promises

    Promises

    6.347 2022 HD

    Clémence, the fearless mayor of a town near Paris, is completing the final term of her political career. With her faithful right-hand man Yazid, she has long fought for this town plagued by inequality, unemployment and slumlords. However, when Clémence is approached to become Minister, her ambition arises, questioning her devotion and commitment to her citizens. Will her political integrity and election promises survive her newly found ambition?

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  • 2019
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    Street Flow

    Street Flow

    6.929 2019 HD

    Noumouké, from the suburb of Paris, is about to decide which brother's foot steps to follow - the lawyer student Soulaymaan or the gangster Demba.

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  • 2024
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    Neuilly-Poissy

    Neuilly-Poissy

    5.4 2024 HD

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  • 2012
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    Amour

    Amour

    7.754 2012 HD

    Georges and Anne are in their eighties. They are cultivated, retired music teachers. Their daughter, who is also a musician, lives abroad with her family. One day, Anne has a stroke, and the couple's bond of love is severely tested.

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  • 2019
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    Fahim

    Fahim

    6.868 2019 HD

    Fahim Mohammad, a Bangladeshi immigrant, becomes a world junior chess champion in France.

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  • 2023
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    A Short Trip

    A Short Trip

    6 2023 HD

    Mira and Klodi, a young Albanian couple arrive in Marseille with a crucial mission. As they face a fateful appointment and a room full of waiting men, time is of the essence. As they confront the urgency of their choice, they must also confront the growing need to let go of each other.

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  • 2001
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    The Three Kings

    The Three Kings

    5.666 2001 HD

    The Three Wise Men – Balthazar, Melchior and Gaspard – are on their way to Bethlehem to pay homage to the infant Jesus when they are suddenly, an inexplicably, transported two thousand years into the future. They find themselves walking the streets of Paris, where they encounter a young woman called Macha who, they are convinced, will lead them to the newborn Messiah.

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  • 2000
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    Code Unknown

    Code Unknown

    6.728 2000 HD

    A series of events unfold like a chain reaction, all stemming from a minor event that brings the film's five characters together. Set in Paris, France, Anne is an actress whose boyfriend Georges photographs the war in Kosovo. Georges' brother, Jean, is looking for the entry code to Georges' apartment. These characters' lives interconnect with a Romanian immigrant and a deaf teacher.

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  • 2018
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    On the Sly

    On the Sly

    5.49 2018 HD

    Franck, a former young hopeful at the Nantes soccer club, has stayed on to help the team for ten years after an injury,but becomes especially frustrated when he meets a seductive young woman.

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  • 2017
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    The Price of Success

    The Price of Success

    5.59 2017 HD

    A comedian's relationship with his family crumbles when his career begins to take off.

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  • 2017
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    Stand Up Girl

    Stand Up Girl

    6.49 2017 HD

    Lila, grows up in the high-rises of the Marolles in Brussels. Along with her sister and her friends, she dreams of becoming a dancer and revolutionising the world of hip-hop. While her friends stay in Brussels, Lila leaves everything - comfort, family - behind to go to Paris, where she is certain her persistence will pay off. Except that life in Paris quickly takes an unexpected turn. The woman who dreamed of being a choreographer ends up as a lap dancer in a rap video, and that’s only the beginning of her disillusionment. After a chance meeting with a drama teacher, she bears her heart and soul on stage and begins doing stand-up. This time, her unusual dedication leads her to find her calling. However, she still has to fight one final battle: convincing her father that she has made the right choice.

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  • 2018
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    Burn Out

    Burn Out

    6.708 2018 HD

    Tony, a promising young motorcycle racer, is forced to do perilous drug runs to save the mother of his child from a dangerous mobster.

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  • 2017
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    The Faithful Son

    The Faithful Son

    4.5 2017 HD

    After 3 years in prison, Ben wants to reconnect with his son and find his place in society. From reintegration work to small recidivism, sincere friendship and the tentation of fundamentalism, Ben will fight to resist hate and find his dignity as a free man.

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  • 2017
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    Let the Sunshine In

    Let the Sunshine In

    5.225 2017 HD

    Isabelle, Parisian artist, divorced mother, is looking for love, true love, at last.

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  • 2016
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    La chute des hommes

    La chute des hommes

    4.417 2016 HD

    Lucie, a young French woman passionate about perfume, sets out on a research trip abroad. Her tragic destiny crosses paths with Younes, a penniless taxi driver who delivers her into the hands of Islamist kidnappers, and with Abou, a jihadist also from France.

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  • 2004
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    A Son

    A Son

    4 2004 HD

    Selim, a young man adrift, is a transvestite and a prostitute who desperately longs for his father's love. Omar, his father, lives a secluded life of grief and has never recovered from the loss of his wife. Like two lonely ships, they pass silently without ever really connecting. Only destiny will bring father and son together... a little too late.

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  • 2021
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    Narvalos

    Narvalos

    6 2021 HD

    Ali, a young Moroccan student, arrives to study in France and has to stay with his cousin Mo for a few days before starting university. He will not land in the Paris of his dreams but in the suburb of Clichy-Montfermeil in Seine-Saint-Denis. Disillusionment will give way to beautiful, touching and singular encounters in the heart of a neighborhood with great diversity.

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  • 2022
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    Kandisha

    Kandisha

    6.353 2022 HD

    One summer evening, three childhood friends invoke the spirit of Kandisha, a vengeful creature from a Moroccan legend. The game quickly turns into a nightmare when their loved ones begin to disappear.

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  • 2006
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    Paris Je T'aime

    Paris Je T'aime

    6.768 2006 HD

    Olivier Assayas, Gus Van Sant, Wes Craven and Alfonso Cuaron are among the 20 distinguished directors who contribute to this collection of 18 stories, each exploring a different aspect of Parisian life. The colourful characters in this drama include a pair of mimes, a husband trying to choose between his wife and his lover, and a married man who turns to a prostitute for advice.

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  • 2024
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    Neuilly-Poissy

    Neuilly-Poissy

    5.4 2024 HD

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  • 2023
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    Thicker Than Water

    Thicker Than Water

    6.6 2023 HD

    A journalist's life devolves into chaos when she shields her brother from the law, inadvertently entangling her family in a drug lord's merciless scheme.

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  • 2021
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    Lupin

    Lupin

    7.71 2021 HD

    Inspired by the adventures of Arsène Lupin, gentleman thief Assane Diop sets out to avenge his father for an injustice inflicted by a wealthy family.

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  • 2023
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    The Brigade

    The Brigade

    6.6 2023 HD

    Saïd leads a team of young elite cops and will have to find his place within his group while preventing a gang war from breaking out between Eric's family and that of the El Hassani brothers.

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