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Malik Zidi

Malik Zidi

Malik Zidi was born in Châtenay-Malabry to a Kabyle Algerian father and a Breton mother. He spent his formative years in Saint-Maur-des-Fossés, a suburb of Paris. Zidi abandoned his conventional studies early to concentrate on a career in comedy. Following courses at the Théâtre Véronique Nordey, and the Théâtre de Proposition in Paris, he briefly studied acrobatics and mime at the Théâtre de la Piscine and cinema at the Studio Pygmalion. Zidi made his first film appearance in the 1998 Sébastien Lifshitz-directed Les Corps ouverts. In 2000, Zidi was chosen by director François Ozon to appear as the troubled, lovelorn, bisexual youth Franz in the Teddy Award-winning film Water Drops on Burning Rocks (French:Gouttes d'eau sur pierres brûlantes). The film was based on the play Tropfen auf heisse Steine by German film director and screenwriter Rainer Werner Fassbinder. The film is a four-part comedy-drama shot entirely on one set and featuring only four actors: Zidi, Bernard Giraudeau, Ludivine Sagnier and American actress Anna Levine. Zidi's role in Water Drops on Burning Rocks garnered him his first of four César Award nominations. Malik Zidi followed up with roles in the 2002 Antoine Santana-directed Un moment de bonheur (English: One Moment of Happiness) opposite Isild Le Besco, earning his second César Award nomination for Most Promising Actor. In 2004, he appeared in the André Téchiné-directed romantic drama Les Temps qui changent (English release title: Changing Times) as Sami, the bisexual son of Cécile (portrayed by Catherine Deneuve), who visits his parents in Tangiers so that he may visit his Moroccan boyfriend. The film also starred actor Gérard Depardieu and was nominated for a Satellite Award. Zidi received his third César Award nomination. In 2006, Zidi appeared in the Emmanuel Bourdieu-drama Les Amitiés maléfiques (English release title: Poison Friends). The film was showcased at the Cannes Film Festival and Bourdieu received the Critics Week Grand Prize and the Grand Golden Rail. The film also won the SACD Screenwriting Award and Zidi was once again nominated for a César Award, winning the Award for Most Promising Actor 2007. In addition to film, Zidi has appeared in numerous television roles. In 2020, Zidi penned his first novel L'ombre du soir, which was published by Éditions Anne Carrière.

Personal information

Birthday

1975-02-14

Birth Place

Saint Maur des Fossés, France

Movies and TV shows :

Almost Peaceful

Almost Peaceful

2002

5.7

Movie
Amaro amore

Amaro amore

2013

4.8

Movie
Après moi

Après moi

2010

5.0

Movie
Berthe Morisot

Berthe Morisot

2012

6.0

Movie
Beyond the Ocean

Beyond the Ocean

2006

0.0

Movie
Changing Times

Changing Times

2004

5.4

Movie
Clara

Clara

2008

5.2

Movie
Daguerrotype

Daguerrotype

2016

5.7

Movie
poster

Disturbing Disappearances

2019

6.2

TV
poster

Enquête Parallèle

2023

0.0

TV
Ex

Ex

2009

5.7

Movie
Gauguin: Voyage to Tahiti

Gauguin: Voyage to Tahiti

2017

5.7

Movie
poster

Gloria

2021

6.7

TV
Her Mother, the Whore

Her Mother, the Whore

2001

10.0

Movie
Incarnation

Incarnation

0.0

Movie
Jacquou the Rebel

Jacquou the Rebel

2007

6.6

Movie
L'Onzième Commandement

L'Onzième Commandement

1998

0.0

Movie
La mort n'oublie personne

La mort n'oublie personne

2009

7.2

Movie
Le baiser

Le baiser

2008

0.0

Movie
poster

Les Thibault

2003

6.7

TV
Lines of Wellington

Lines of Wellington

2012

5.8

Movie
Looking for Cheyenne

Looking for Cheyenne

2005

4.7

Movie
Made in France

Made in France

2015

6.2

Movie
Marie Curie

Marie Curie

2016

5.1

Movie
Miroir, mon beau miroir

Miroir, mon beau miroir

2008

0.0

Movie
My Children Are Different

My Children Are Different

2003

6.2

Movie
Mysteries of Lisbon

Mysteries of Lisbon

2010

7.0

Movie
poster

Nox

2018

6.7

TV
Old Goriot

Old Goriot

2004

4.1

Movie
Open Bodies

Open Bodies

1998

5.2

Movie
Oxygen

Oxygen

2021

6.6

Movie
Pardon My French

Pardon My French

2009

7.2

Movie
Place Vendôme

Place Vendôme

1998

6.2

Movie
Play

Play

2019

7.3

Movie
Poison Friends

Poison Friends

2006

5.5

Movie
Quartier libre

Quartier libre

0.0

Movie
Que demande le peuple

Que demande le peuple

0.0

Movie
Rebellion

Rebellion

2011

6.7

Movie
Sissi, the Rebellious Empress

Sissi, the Rebellious Empress

2004

6.0

Movie
Sons of Ramses

Sons of Ramses

2023

6.2

Movie
poster

The Accursed Kings

2005

4.0

TV
The Assistant

The Assistant

2015

5.1

Movie
The Color of Kings

The Color of Kings

2020

7.0

Movie
The Gordji Affair

The Gordji Affair

2012

6.5

Movie
The Great Meaulnes

The Great Meaulnes

2006

5.4

Movie
The Marchers

The Marchers

2013

6.4

Movie
The Queen of Clubs

The Queen of Clubs

2010

5.5

Movie
The Sky of the Centaur

The Sky of the Centaur

2015

0.0

Movie
The Soul Eater

The Soul Eater

2024

6.2

Movie
Towards the Battle

Towards the Battle

2019

5.2

Movie
Un moment de bonheur

Un moment de bonheur

2002

4.9

Movie
Water Drops on Burning Rocks

Water Drops on Burning Rocks

2000

6.5

Movie
What's Wrong with My Family?

What's Wrong with My Family?

2022

6.3

Movie
Whatever Happened to My Revolution

Whatever Happened to My Revolution

2019

6.3

Movie
When Fall Is Coming

When Fall Is Coming

2024

6.4

Movie
Wolfy: The Incredible Secret

Wolfy: The Incredible Secret

2013

6.2

Movie
You, Me and Us

You, Me and Us

2012

5.8

Movie