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Issaka Sawadogo

Actor | * 05/18/1966 (57) | Ouagadougou (Burkina Faso)
Isaka Sawadogo (born 1966), sometimes credited as Issaka Sawadogo, is a Burkinabé actor. He is most noted for his performances in the Canadian film Diego Star, for which he received a Prix Jutra nomination for Best Actor at the 16th Jutra Awards in 2014, and the Dutch film The Paradise Suite, for which he won the Golden Calf for Best Actor at the 2016 Netherlands Film Festival. In 2020, he appeared in a supporting role in Philippe Lacôte's film Night of the Kings (La Nuit des rois). In 2021 he played the lead role in Jorge Camarotti's short film Ousmane. ()
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Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Comedies | Crime

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The lives of six people, who seem to have nothing more in common than their faraway homelands, become inextricably linked in Amsterdam, the city they have chosen as their new home. ...

The Paradise Suite

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2015 | 3.5/5 | 1h 58min
Drama
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An African immigrant living illegally in Belgium is desperate to find his own sense of belonging. ...

The Invader

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2011 | 2.9/5 | 1h 35min
Drama
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Mirte is a cleaner in the reception centre for asylum seekers at the airport. She tries to forget her past through routine. When the charismatic West African Luc is brought in, Mirte seems to get a gr ...

The New World

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2013 | 2.8/5 | 1h 25min
Drama
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A cargo ship is stuck on the Canadian Saint Lawrence River for repairs. Traoré, an Ivory Coast mechanic is unjustly accused of causing the damage. ...

Diego Star

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2013 | 2.5/5 | 1h 31min
Drama
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Awards & Nominations for Issaka Sawadogo

Golden Calf for Best Leading Role
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Movies with Issaka Sawadogo as Actor(30)

2024 Casting Call
as Ousmane2023 In His Shadow
as Boubakar2023 Mercy
as Hamousin2023 Temps mort
as Lassana2022 Mali Twist
as Ousmane2021 Ousmane
as Nivaquine2021 Night of the Kings
as Azziz2021 Cool Abdoul
as Idriss2021 Three Scoundrels
as Man2019 Re \ Entry
as Covjek / Man2019 The Lamb
as Walter2019 Walter
as Le Djinn2019 Black Snake, la légende du serpent noir
as Abdoulaye2018 Belleville Cop
as Gabriel2018 Yesterday
as Jawak2017 Animal
as Yaya2015 The Paradise Suite
as Josef2015 White People
as Jonas Karanoto2014 Samba
as Traoré2013 Diego Star
as Agymah2013 Into Thin Air
as Luc2013 The New World
as Salif2012 Cabo
as Matthew2012 Arash
as Amadou / Obama2011 The Invader
as Amadou, Joyeux's father2011 Hotel Swooni
as Bintu's Father2010 Home for Christmas
as Rahne2007 Sounds of Sand
as Tambiga2004 Exoticore
as Faren2003 The Black Lapp

TV Shows/Series with Issaka Sawadogo as Actor(4)

as Moutari Warra2020 Wara
as Commandant Souleymane Sakho2019 Sakho & Mangane
as Louis2018 Iskander
as Louis2017 Guyane

Citizenship: Burkina Faso
Born: Wednesday, 05/18 1966 (May) in Ouagadougou (Burkina Faso) (current age: 57 years + 341 days)
Zodiac sign: Taurus (Chinese zodiac sign: Horse)
Languages: English (EN), French (FR), Norwegian (NO)
Other names for Issaka Sawadogo (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Isaka Sawadogo"
Issaka Sawadogo frequently works together with these people:
Thomas Ngijol (5x, Actor)
Omar Sy (3x, Actor)
Bent Hamer (3x, Crew)
Rachid Bouchareb (3x, Crew)
Robert Guédiguian (3x, Crew)
Olivier Nakache (3x, Crew)
Karole Rocher (3x, Actress)
Fabrice Sébille (3x, Crew)
Éric Toledano (3x, Crew)
Nicolas Provost (3x, Crew)
Jean Luc Herbulot (2x, Crew)
Jean-Pascal Zadi (2x, Actor)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:527867, Added: 10/08/2018, Last updated: 04/14/2024