Sami Bouajila

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| name = Sami Bouajila

| image = Sami Bouajila 2012.jpg

| caption = Bouajila in 2012

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1966|5|26}}

| birth_place = La Tronche, France

| occupation = Actor

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| alma_mater = Conservatoire de Grenoble

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Sami Bouajila (born 26 May 1966){{cite web |lang=fr |title=BOUAJILA Sami |url=http://www.lesgensducinema.com/affiche_acteur.php?mots=sami+bouajila&nom_acteur=BOUAJILA%20Sami&ident=6539&debut=0&record=0&from=ok |website=lesgensducinema.com |access-date=22 May 2021 |quote=Naissance : 26 mai 1966 / Lieu : LA TRONCHE (38-France) / Reférence : Extrait de naissance n° 1380/1966}} is a Tunisian-French actor who has won two César Awards. Bouajila has worked and acted in two Oscar nominated films (Days of Glory and Outside the Law), both directed by director Rachid Bouchareb.

Early life

Bouajila's father emigrated from Tunisia to France in 1956, and worked as a building painter, a professionally recognized skill requiring specific technical knowledge. His grandfather was a Berber and immigrated to Tunisia. Bouajila was born and grew up in Échirolles, a suburb south of Grenoble. He studied theatre.

Political views

In June 2024, Bouajila signed a petition addressed to French President Emmanuel Macron demanding France to officially recognize the State of Palestine.{{Cite web |title=Reconnaissance de l'Etat palestinien : qu'attendez-vous monsieur Macron ? 230 artistes lancent un appel |url=https://www.liberation.fr/idees-et-debats/tribunes/reconnaissance-de-letat-palestinien-quattendez-vous-monsieur-macron-230-artistes-lancent-un-appel-20240604_DTVFAEGJ2BDOVFO4AIE56VPKWI/ |website=Libération |date=4 June 2024 |language=fr}}

Filmography

File:Sami Bouajila Cannes 2009.jpg in 2009.]]

=Film=

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class="wikitable sortable"

! Year

! Title

! Role

! class="unsortable" | Notes

1991

|La Thune

| Kamel

1993

| Les Histoires d'amour finissent mal... en général

| Slim Touati

1993

| The Hour of the Pig

| Mahmoud

1994

|The Silences of the Palace

| Lofti

1995

|Bye-Bye

| Ismaël

1996

|Anna Oz

| Marc

1997

|Artemisia

|Tassi's assistant

1997

|Le Déménagement

|Jean

1997

|Né quelque part

| Driss Bourafia

1998

|The Siege

|Samir Nazhde

1999

|Inséparables

|Boris

1999

|La Peur du vide

1999

|Our Happy Lives

|Ali

2000

|Douce France

2000

|{{Lang|fr|Drôle de Félix}}

|Félix

2000

|Faites comme si je n'étais pas là

| Tom

2000

|Poetical Refugee

| Jallel

2000

|Nouvelle de la tour L

|Dealer

2001

|Change moi ma vie

|Fidel

2001

|Replay

|Nicolas

2002

|Embrassez qui vous voudrez

|Kévin

2002

|The Nest

|Selim

2002

|Vivre me tue

|Paul Smaïl

2003

|La Légende de Parva

|Agni

|Voice

2003

|Playing 'In the Company of Men'

|Léonard

2003

| Pas si grave

|Charlie

2005

| Avant l'oubli

|Augustin Burger

2005

|Zaïna, cavalière de l'Atlas

| Mustapha

2006

|Days of Glory

| Abdel Kader

2006

|Le Concile de pierre

| Lucas

2007

| 24 mesures

| Chris

2007

| Le Dernier gang

| Casa

2007

| The Witnesses

| Mehdi

2009

| The Whistler

|Karim Chaouche

2009

| London River

|Imam

2009

| Bitter Victory

|Yacine Guesmila

2009

| Le Premier Cercle

|Saunier

2010

| De vrais mensonges

|Jean

2010

| Outside the Law

|Abdelkader

2011

|Omar Killed Me

|Omar Raddad

2011

|Carré blanc

|Philippe

2014

|Patchwork Family

|Christian

2014

|Divin Enfant

|Jean

2015

|Braqueurs

|Yanis Zeri

2015

|A Stormy Summer Night

|Nabil

2015

|Good Luck Algeria

|Sam

2016

| Pattaya

|Krimo's father

2016

| Scribe

|Labarthe

2017

| The Blessed

|Samir

2018

| Through the Fire

|Dr. Almeida

2018

| The Bouncer

|Zeroual

2019

| A Son

|Fares Ben Youssef

2019

| Paradise Beach

|Mehdi

2020

| Earth and Blood

|Sami

2022

| Our Ties

|Moussa

2024

| The Crow

| Kronos

=Television=

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! Year

! Title

! Role

! class="unsortable" | Notes

1998

| Une voix en or

| Film

2001

| Combats de femme – Libre à tout prix

| The supervisor

2011

| Signature

| Toman

2014

| My Son's Murderer Will Die Tonight

| Antoine Harfouche

| Film

2016

| Don't Leave Me

| Medhi

| Film

2017–2018

| Remember

| Belgarde

2020

| Of Earth and Blood

| Saïd

| Film

2021

| Ganglands

| Mehdi

2023

| Black Butterflies

| Carrel

Theatre

class="wikitable sortable"
Year ! Title ! Director ! class="unsortable"\|Notes
1993 \| Romeo and Juliet \| Daniel Benoin \|
1995 \| La Traversée ou le Cri de Peter Pan \| Éric de Dadelsen \|
1996 \| Sallinger \| Anne-Françoise Benhamou & Denis Loubaton \|
2004 \| Gagarin Way \| Bertrand Bossard \|
2013 \| Ring \| Catherine Schaub \|

class="wikitable sortable"

Year

! Title

! Director

! class="unsortable"|Notes

1993

| Romeo and Juliet

| Daniel Benoin

1995

| La Traversée ou le Cri de Peter Pan

| Éric de Dadelsen

1996

| Sallinger

| Anne-Françoise Benhamou & Denis Loubaton

2004

| Gagarin Way

| Bertrand Bossard

2013

| Ring

| Catherine Schaub

Awards and nominations

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Year ! Award ! Category ! Nominated work ! Result
1995 \| Thessaloniki Film Festival \| Best Actor \| Bye-Bye \| {{won}}
2000 \| Cabourg Film Festival \| Male Revelation \| {{Lang\|fr\|Drôle de Félix}} \| {{won}}
2006 \| Cannes Film Festival \| Best Actor{{cite web \|url=http://www.festival-cannes.com/en/archives/ficheFilm/id/4352781/year/2006.html \|title=Festival de Cannes: Days of Glory \|access-date=2009-12-13\|work=festival-cannes.com}} \| Days of Glory \| {{won}}
2008 \| César Award \| Best Supporting Actor \| The Witnesses \| {{won}}
2012 \| César Award \| Best Actor \| Omar Killed Me \| {{nom}}
2015 \| Dubai International Film Festival \| Lifetime Achievement Award \| {{n/a}} \| {{won}}
2019 \| Venice Film Festival \| Horizons Award for Best Actor \| rowspan="2"\|A Son \| {{won}}
2021 \| César Award \| Best Actor \| {{won}}

class="wikitable sortable"

Year

! Award

! Category

! Nominated work

! Result

1995

| Thessaloniki Film Festival

| Best Actor

| Bye-Bye

| {{won}}

2000

| Cabourg Film Festival

| Male Revelation

| {{Lang|fr|Drôle de Félix}}

| {{won}}

2006

| Cannes Film Festival

| Best Actor{{cite web |url=http://www.festival-cannes.com/en/archives/ficheFilm/id/4352781/year/2006.html |title=Festival de Cannes: Days of Glory |access-date=2009-12-13|work=festival-cannes.com}}

| Days of Glory

| {{won}}

2008

| César Award

| Best Supporting Actor

| The Witnesses

| {{won}}

2012

| César Award

| Best Actor

| Omar Killed Me

| {{nom}}