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Houda Benyamina

Actor / Film Director / Screenwriter | * 11/30/1980 (43) | Viry-Châtillon (France)
Houda Benyamina (born 1980) is a French director and screenwriter. She won the Cannes Film Festival Camera d'Or and César Award for Best First Feature Film for her 2016 film Divines. Benyamina was born in Viry-Châtillon, Paris in a Moroccan family. Her family includes younger sister Oulaya Amamra. In 2013, Benyamina directed the short film On The Road to Paradise. For Divines, Benyamina won the Camera d'Or, and Best First Film at the 42nd César Awards on 24 February, where she was also nominated for Best Director and shared a nomination for Best Original Screenplay. ()
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Houda Benyamina (born 30 November 1980) is a French-Moroccan director and screenwriter. She was born in Viry-Châtillon, France, to a Moroccan family. Her younger sister Oulaya Amamra is an actress.Benyamina's debut feature film Divines was critically acclaimed. It was an official selection of the 2016 Toronto International Film Festival and received the Cannes Film Festival Camera d'Or. Among other accolades were three César Awards (including Best First Feature Film) and four other nominations, a Golden Globe nomination for Best Foreign Language Film, a Munich Film Festival CineVision Award, and two Lumières trophies.

Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Documentaries | Comedies

Known for these Movies & Shows

The Road to Paradise follows Leila, a mother of two living illegally in France, trying to raise her kids while failing to connect with her husband who has crossed the border to England. ...

The Road to Paradise

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2011 | 43min
Comedy, Drama
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In a ghetto where religion and drug trafficking rub shoulders, Dounia has a lust for power and success. Supported by Maimouna, her best friend, she decides to follow in the footsteps of Rebecca, a res ...

Divines

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2016 | 3.9/5 | 1h 45min
Drama
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In the French music world, the beginning of the 2000s was marked by the arrival of a young rapper, Diam's. Over the course of three albums, she has become a phenomenon in France, as well as in many co ...

Salam

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2022 | 3.5/5 | 1h 20min
Documentary
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A complex thriller revolving around three characters, each with troubling pasts clouding their intersecting motives: Emma is a young woman who once loved a dangerous killer, John is a former serial pr ...

Tell Me Your Secrets

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2021 | 3.7/5 | 46min per episode
Drama, Crime, Mystery
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Awards & Nominations for Houda Benyamina

Caméra d'Or Trophées Ellesdefrance
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Movies with Houda Benyamina as Actress(1)

as herself2011 Carnet de Dubaï Hiver VI: Lumière et Reflets (Carnet Filmé: 14 décembre 2011)

Movies with Houda Benyamina as Crew(5)

Directing/Director2022 Salam
Directing/Director2016 Divines
Writing/Writer2016 Divines
Directing/Director2011 The Road to Paradise
Writing/Writer2011 The Road to Paradise

TV Shows/Series with Houda Benyamina as Crew(2)

Directing/Director2021 Tell Me Your Secrets
Directing/Director2020 The Eddy

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Full Name: Uda Benyamina
Citizenship: France
Born: Sunday, 11/30 1980 (November) in Viry-Châtillon (France) (current age: 43 years + 140 days)
Zodiac sign: Sagittarius (Chinese zodiac sign: Monkey)
Languages: French (FR)
Member of: Collectif 50/50
Siblings: Oulaya Amamra
Houda Benyamina frequently works together with these people:
Jack Thorne (4x, Crew)
Gérard Courant (4x, Crew)
Glen Ballard (3x, Crew)
Alan Poul (2x, Crew)
Majdouline Idrissi (2x, Actress)
Malik Rumeau (2x, Crew)
Michaël Capron (2x, Crew)
Hamid Hlioua (2x, Crew)
Harriet Warner (2x, Crew)
Olivier Bibas (2x, Crew)
Diam's (2x, Actress)
Angela Vicari (2x, Crew)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:183281, Added: 07/14/2018, Last updated: 04/13/2024