Stars: Gary Dourdan, Serinda Swan, Andy Garcia, Brice Bexter, Ernie Hudson, Martin Donovan, Robert Knepper, Samy Naceri, Don B Gig, Joey Footlik, Lilia Hajji, Joe Drago | Written by Sam Chouia, Hicham Hajji, Lemore Syvan | Directed by Hicham Hajji
When the love of his life is kidnapped and held for ransom by terrorists, war hero Brad Paxton (Gary Dourdan) races against the clock to rescue her in a daring and deadly operation that pits him against terrorists and clandestine powerful forces.
Yes, you’ve guessed it. Redemption Day is Taken in the desert… Well it would be if this film actually featured more than 10 minutes of action in its entire running time! For Redemption Day does that most heinous of crimes – be an action movie with no action.
Of course many will say this Isn’T an action movie, more a political drama about the current tension in the Middle East – throwing in Isis,...
When the love of his life is kidnapped and held for ransom by terrorists, war hero Brad Paxton (Gary Dourdan) races against the clock to rescue her in a daring and deadly operation that pits him against terrorists and clandestine powerful forces.
Yes, you’ve guessed it. Redemption Day is Taken in the desert… Well it would be if this film actually featured more than 10 minutes of action in its entire running time! For Redemption Day does that most heinous of crimes – be an action movie with no action.
Of course many will say this Isn’T an action movie, more a political drama about the current tension in the Middle East – throwing in Isis,...
- 1/22/2021
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
If “Redemption Day” were any more generic, the first thing you’d see on screen would be a bar code in place of the opening credits. It’s the handiwork of first-time feature filmmaker Hicham Hajji, making his directorial debut after years of assistant-directing gigs for Hollywood and homegrown productions in his native Morocco. And the best thing to say to say about it is, it’s certainly no worse than most other run-of-the-mill, run-and-gun action-adventures that used to proliferate on Blockbuster store shelves and which now feed the seemingly insatiable demand for VOD fare. Trouble is, it’s no better, either.
Gary Dourdan of “CSI: Crime Scene Investigation” fame offers the requisite displays of formidable physicality and authoritative intensity in the lead role of Brad Paxton, a U.S. Marine captain who’s hailed as a hero for his courage under fire during a roadside attack on a humanitarian mission in Syria,...
Gary Dourdan of “CSI: Crime Scene Investigation” fame offers the requisite displays of formidable physicality and authoritative intensity in the lead role of Brad Paxton, a U.S. Marine captain who’s hailed as a hero for his courage under fire during a roadside attack on a humanitarian mission in Syria,...
- 1/8/2021
- by Joe Leydon
- Variety Film + TV
The Action Film Redemption Day hits theaters January 8th and is On Digital and On Demand January 12th.
Check out this exciting trailer:
Three lucky Wamg readers will be able to watch it for Free. Just leave a comment below with your email address. Winners Will Be Chosen From All Qualifying Entries and we will send you a Digital Download Code.
Redemption Day stars Gary Dourdan, Serinda Swan, Martin Donovan, Ernie Hudson, Samy Naceri, and Andy Garcia.
Having just returned home, decorated U.S. Marine Captain Brad Paxton’s (Gary Dourdan) wife, Kate, is kidnapped by a terrorist group while working in Morocco. He is forced back into action for a daring and deadly operation to save the woman he loves.
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Redemption Day stars Gary Dourdan, Serinda Swan, Martin Donovan, Ernie Hudson, Samy Naceri, and Andy Garcia.
Having just returned home, decorated U.S. Marine Captain Brad Paxton’s (Gary Dourdan) wife, Kate, is kidnapped by a terrorist group while working in Morocco. He is forced back into action for a daring and deadly operation to save the woman he loves.
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- 12/30/2020
- by Tom Stockman
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Redemption Day Trailer — Hicham Hajji‘s Redemption Day (2021) movie trailer has been released by Saban Films and stars Gary Dourdan, Serinda Swan, Andy Garcia, Ernie Hudson, Martin Donovan, Samy Naceri, Brice Bexter, Joe Drago, Brahim Rachiki, Jay Footlik, and Robert Knepper. Crew Sam Chouia, Hicham Hajji, and Lemore Syvan wrote the screenplay for Redemption Day. [...]
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- 11/30/2020
- by Rollo Tomasi
- Film-Book
"This one's off the books." Saban Films has released the official trailer for an intense action movie called Redemption Day, marking the feature directorial debut of Moroccan producer Hicham Hajji. Here's the pitch perfect jingoistic logline: "A US Marine infiltrates a terrorist group to save American hostages." Only thing missing is kissing the feet of the President after it's all over. After the Marine's wife is kidnapped in Morocco, he is forced back into action for a daring and deadly operation in Algeria to save the woman he loves. This stars Gary Dourdan as Captain Brad Paxton, along with Serinda Swan, Martin Donovan, Ernie Hudson, Samy Naceri, and Andy Garcia. I'm always in awe of how all these action movies are always exact copies of themselves, just rinse and repeat, same plot and same shots and everything. Oh well. Here's the official trailer (+ poster) for Hicham Hajji's Redemption Day, direct...
- 11/20/2020
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Well this is a pleasant surprise.
You may have missed it if you’re currently waking up from a coma but Western culture is having something of a moment with regards to how it portrays law enforcement in fiction. A moment that’s come about for no particular reason (incidentally #Blacklivesmatter) but has nonetheless made writers question if too often they portray the police in a positive light. Be it as hypercompetent sleuths, brutal anti-heroes or just lovable goofballs.
So, imagine what it felt like to watch 1998’s Taxi. A timely reminder that what we think of as ‘Western culture’ is not a monolithic entity. That there are in fact entire countries happy to portray the police as incompetent, over-militarised authority figures and the public as just the good-natured bystanders caught up in their antics.
Appropriately then Taxi positions as its hero a cocky young cab driver named Daniel Morales...
You may have missed it if you’re currently waking up from a coma but Western culture is having something of a moment with regards to how it portrays law enforcement in fiction. A moment that’s come about for no particular reason (incidentally #Blacklivesmatter) but has nonetheless made writers question if too often they portray the police in a positive light. Be it as hypercompetent sleuths, brutal anti-heroes or just lovable goofballs.
So, imagine what it felt like to watch 1998’s Taxi. A timely reminder that what we think of as ‘Western culture’ is not a monolithic entity. That there are in fact entire countries happy to portray the police as incompetent, over-militarised authority figures and the public as just the good-natured bystanders caught up in their antics.
Appropriately then Taxi positions as its hero a cocky young cab driver named Daniel Morales...
- 7/15/2020
- by Liam Macleod
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Voltage Pictures unveiled the first look at its political-action drama “Redemption Day,” starring Andy Garcia, Gary Dourdan and Serinda Swan and set in Morocco.
In the Moroccan-set film, Dourdan portrays a Us. Marine Captain on a rescue mission to save his wife (Swan) when she is kidnapped by a terrorist group leader (Samy Naceri). Garcia is playing the American Ambassador in Morocco and Brice Bexter is portraying a Moroccan counter-terrorisim agent. The ambassador will have to go against the maneuvers of his own government and a mysterious powerful man who will undermine his mission.
“Redemption Day” also stars Ernie Hudson, Martin Donovan, Samy Naceri and Brice Bexter. It marks the feature film and directorial debut for Hicham Hajji, the first-ever Moroccan/Arab to write, produce and direct a major Hollywood feature film.
The film is heading for the Berlin Film Market, where Voltage Pictures will handle worldwide sales. Hajji is producing through his H Films.
In the Moroccan-set film, Dourdan portrays a Us. Marine Captain on a rescue mission to save his wife (Swan) when she is kidnapped by a terrorist group leader (Samy Naceri). Garcia is playing the American Ambassador in Morocco and Brice Bexter is portraying a Moroccan counter-terrorisim agent. The ambassador will have to go against the maneuvers of his own government and a mysterious powerful man who will undermine his mission.
“Redemption Day” also stars Ernie Hudson, Martin Donovan, Samy Naceri and Brice Bexter. It marks the feature film and directorial debut for Hicham Hajji, the first-ever Moroccan/Arab to write, produce and direct a major Hollywood feature film.
The film is heading for the Berlin Film Market, where Voltage Pictures will handle worldwide sales. Hajji is producing through his H Films.
- 1/30/2020
- by Dave McNary
- Variety Film + TV
Veteran plays crime boss who kidnaps boy of woman who betrayed him.
Los Angeles-based CineTel Films has acquired worldwide rights to the action feature Acceleration to star Dolph Lundgren and Natalie Burn from Expendables 3.
Lundgren will play a crime lord who is betrayed by someone close to him and kidnaps her son in revenge, only to discover the boy may be his. Samy Naceri also stars, and Michael Merino directs from his screenplay.
“Acceleration is an extraordinarily compelling action film that boasts a stellar cast headlined by Dolph Lundgren, the renowned Swedish actor and martial artist who first came to...
Los Angeles-based CineTel Films has acquired worldwide rights to the action feature Acceleration to star Dolph Lundgren and Natalie Burn from Expendables 3.
Lundgren will play a crime lord who is betrayed by someone close to him and kidnaps her son in revenge, only to discover the boy may be his. Samy Naceri also stars, and Michael Merino directs from his screenplay.
“Acceleration is an extraordinarily compelling action film that boasts a stellar cast headlined by Dolph Lundgren, the renowned Swedish actor and martial artist who first came to...
- 11/3/2018
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
Preliminary figures show admissions were down 1.9% for first six months of 2018.
A heatwave and World Cup fever, as the French team secured its place in the semi-finals of the World Cup, taking place in Russia throughout June and July, have dented France’s box office for the first half of 2018.
Preliminary figures released by the Cnc on July 6 showed admissions were down 1.9% for first six months of the year, coming in at 103m entries against 105m in the same period for 2017. On a sliding year basis, admissions for the 12-month period to end-June stood at 207.4m against 211m for the period in the previous year,...
A heatwave and World Cup fever, as the French team secured its place in the semi-finals of the World Cup, taking place in Russia throughout June and July, have dented France’s box office for the first half of 2018.
Preliminary figures released by the Cnc on July 6 showed admissions were down 1.9% for first six months of the year, coming in at 103m entries against 105m in the same period for 2017. On a sliding year basis, admissions for the 12-month period to end-June stood at 207.4m against 211m for the period in the previous year,...
- 7/9/2018
- by Melanie Goodfellow
- ScreenDaily
Stars: Samy Naceri, Frédéric Diefenthal, Marion Cotillard, Manuela Gourary, Emma Sjöberg, Bernard Farcy, Georges Neri, Dan Herzberg, Sébastien Thiery, Philippe du Janerand | Written by Luc Besson | Directed by Gérard Pirès
Classic high-octane car chase thriller Taxi, created by renowned writer/director/producer Luc Besson, is cult action comedy about a speed freak taxi driver who is forced to make a deal with the police or lose his licence. The film has spawned three sequels, an American remake and a TV series which has sadly not found a UK broadcaster as yet. Now the original film, which introduced the world to high speed car chases and gallic action, hits Blu-ray courtesy of Second Sight, in a new high-def transfer that makes the film look as fresh and exciting today as it did on its debut in 1998.
Like a lot of more modern Besson movies, the plot of Taxi is relatively simple:...
Classic high-octane car chase thriller Taxi, created by renowned writer/director/producer Luc Besson, is cult action comedy about a speed freak taxi driver who is forced to make a deal with the police or lose his licence. The film has spawned three sequels, an American remake and a TV series which has sadly not found a UK broadcaster as yet. Now the original film, which introduced the world to high speed car chases and gallic action, hits Blu-ray courtesy of Second Sight, in a new high-def transfer that makes the film look as fresh and exciting today as it did on its debut in 1998.
Like a lot of more modern Besson movies, the plot of Taxi is relatively simple:...
- 11/6/2014
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
French-Algerian filmmaker and producer Rachid Bouchareb, who is being honoured with a career achievement award at the Abu Dhabi Film Festival, talked extensively about his career at a special ‘in conversation’ event.
Born to Algerian parents who moved to Paris just after the Second World War, twice Oscar-nominated filmmaker Rachid Bouchareb recounted how he was originally destined to work in manufacturing like his father.
“I was sitting at work one day when I decided to call the offices of a local broadcaster. I got through to a receptionist who I asked ‘how do people get into cinema’. She had more important things to do than talk to me but she gave me some names of schools nonetheless,” said Bouchareb, who would go onto make his first feature Bâton Rouge in 1985 with the support of the late producer Humbert Balsan.
The director, whose best known credits include Oscar-nominated Days of Glory and Outside the Law as well as...
Born to Algerian parents who moved to Paris just after the Second World War, twice Oscar-nominated filmmaker Rachid Bouchareb recounted how he was originally destined to work in manufacturing like his father.
“I was sitting at work one day when I decided to call the offices of a local broadcaster. I got through to a receptionist who I asked ‘how do people get into cinema’. She had more important things to do than talk to me but she gave me some names of schools nonetheless,” said Bouchareb, who would go onto make his first feature Bâton Rouge in 1985 with the support of the late producer Humbert Balsan.
The director, whose best known credits include Oscar-nominated Days of Glory and Outside the Law as well as...
- 10/25/2014
- ScreenDaily
French-Algerian filmmaker and producer Rachid Bouchareb, who is being honoured with a career achievement award at the Abu Dhabi Film Festival, talked extensively about his career at a special ‘in conversation’ event.
Born to Algerian parents who moved to Paris just after the Second World War, twice Oscar-nominated filmmaker Rachid Bouchareb recounted how he was originally destined to work in manufacturing like his father.
“I was sitting at work one day when I decided to call the offices of a local broadcaster. I got through to a receptionist who I asked ‘how do people get into cinema’. She had more important things to do than talk to me but she gave me some names of schools nonetheless,” said Bouchareb, who would go onto make his first feature Bâton Rouge in 1985 with the support of the late producer Humbert Balsan.
The director, whose best known credits include Oscar-nominated Days of Glory and Outside the Law as well as...
Born to Algerian parents who moved to Paris just after the Second World War, twice Oscar-nominated filmmaker Rachid Bouchareb recounted how he was originally destined to work in manufacturing like his father.
“I was sitting at work one day when I decided to call the offices of a local broadcaster. I got through to a receptionist who I asked ‘how do people get into cinema’. She had more important things to do than talk to me but she gave me some names of schools nonetheless,” said Bouchareb, who would go onto make his first feature Bâton Rouge in 1985 with the support of the late producer Humbert Balsan.
The director, whose best known credits include Oscar-nominated Days of Glory and Outside the Law as well as...
- 10/25/2014
- ScreenDaily
French-Algerian filmmaker Rachid Bouchereb, who is being honoured with a career achievement award at the Abu Dhabi Film Festival this year, talked extensively about his career at a special ‘in conversation’ event.
The director, whose credits include Oscar-nominated Days of Glory and Outside the Law as well as the more recent Two Men in Town starring Forest Whitaker and Harvey Keitel, revealed his love of cinema had unusual origins.
Referring to his childhood in the run-down Parisian suburb of Bobigny, Bouchareb recounted how he and his friends used to sneak into the local cinema for free.
“It was a game for us to see if we could get in… we’d get in through the toilet,” said Bouchareb. “We saw a lot of films without paying but it meant I never saw the beginning.”
Much of Bouchareb’s early filmography, capturing the experiences of immigrants in France and beyond, was inspired by his own experiences as the...
The director, whose credits include Oscar-nominated Days of Glory and Outside the Law as well as the more recent Two Men in Town starring Forest Whitaker and Harvey Keitel, revealed his love of cinema had unusual origins.
Referring to his childhood in the run-down Parisian suburb of Bobigny, Bouchareb recounted how he and his friends used to sneak into the local cinema for free.
“It was a game for us to see if we could get in… we’d get in through the toilet,” said Bouchareb. “We saw a lot of films without paying but it meant I never saw the beginning.”
Much of Bouchareb’s early filmography, capturing the experiences of immigrants in France and beyond, was inspired by his own experiences as the...
- 10/25/2014
- ScreenDaily
Bill James's crime thriller is sexed-up and transplanted to France, with Isabelle Huppert in the lead. But the odd mix of bloody murder and comedy couplings means the movie belies its title
Tip Top – based on a crime thriller by British novelist Bill James – is a topsy-turvy sex comedy tarted up as cop drama. It's silly and wacky and rude and glib. A Punch and Judy show playing out on the set of Silent Witness.
Isabelle Huppert and Sandrine Kiberlain play Esther Lafarge and Sally Marinelli, two internal affairs investigators parachuted into the police department in Villeneuve, Lille to uncover the mole who caused the death of an Algerian informant. They're joined by the snitch's handler, Inspector Mendes (François Damiens) - who's keen to shift the focus of the investigation from his shady dealings with his new shill (Aymen Saïdi) towards his chances of hopping in the sack with one or both women.
Tip Top – based on a crime thriller by British novelist Bill James – is a topsy-turvy sex comedy tarted up as cop drama. It's silly and wacky and rude and glib. A Punch and Judy show playing out on the set of Silent Witness.
Isabelle Huppert and Sandrine Kiberlain play Esther Lafarge and Sally Marinelli, two internal affairs investigators parachuted into the police department in Villeneuve, Lille to uncover the mole who caused the death of an Algerian informant. They're joined by the snitch's handler, Inspector Mendes (François Damiens) - who's keen to shift the focus of the investigation from his shady dealings with his new shill (Aymen Saïdi) towards his chances of hopping in the sack with one or both women.
- 5/20/2013
- by Henry Barnes
- The Guardian - Film News
Andy Serkis (Captain Haddock), Jamie Bell (Tintin), The Adventures of Tintin Peter Jackson will direct the sequel to The Adventures of Tintin: Secret of the Unicorn. We'll see if Jackson gets to beat the solid (early) box-office results of Steven Spielberg's first film in the planned trilogy. Partly assisted by costlier 3D tickets, The Adventures of Tintin earned $8.6 million in Belgium, France and the UK, where it opened on Wednesday (Oct. 26), following previews on Monday and Tuesday. In France, The Adventures of Tintin fared better than Toy Story 3 and the Shrek movies, and as per The Hollywood Reporter is expected to surpass $18 million by next Monday — reportedly placing its debut behind only James Cameron's Avatar among non-sequels. Perhaps — if one chooses to ignore inflation and higher 3D ticket prices. For in terms of ticket sales in France, Tintin is trailing no less than 22 movies according to Cbo-Box office (via excessif.
- 10/28/2011
- by Zac Gille
- Alt Film Guide
French star Samy Naceri was arrested at the Cannes Film Festival on Sunday after baring his bottom in front of tourists, it has been reported. On the final day of the historic festival, the 49-year-old actor - who is best known for starring in the Taxi film series - was approached by a group of autograph seekers as he walked along the Promenade de la Croisette. According to French newspaper Nice Matin, Naceri declined the fans' request for his signature and then exposed his backside. He was later taken (more)...
- 5/24/2011
- by By Justin Harp
- Digital Spy
French actor Samy Naceri has been arrested on suspicion of baring his bottom to a group of fans in Cannes, France.
The Taxi star was detained on Sunday - the final day of the famous Cannes Film Festival - over allegations he dropped his trousers in front of a group of tourists who asked him for his autograph, according to the local Nice Matin newspaper.
The 49 year old was reportedly taken into custody on suspicion of "displaying an intimate part of his anatomy" in public.
Naceri, who was last month convicted of a 2009 knife attack in France, previously won a Best Actor prize at the Cannes Film Festival for his role in 2006 movie Days of Glory (Indigenes).
The Taxi star was detained on Sunday - the final day of the famous Cannes Film Festival - over allegations he dropped his trousers in front of a group of tourists who asked him for his autograph, according to the local Nice Matin newspaper.
The 49 year old was reportedly taken into custody on suspicion of "displaying an intimate part of his anatomy" in public.
Naceri, who was last month convicted of a 2009 knife attack in France, previously won a Best Actor prize at the Cannes Film Festival for his role in 2006 movie Days of Glory (Indigenes).
- 5/23/2011
- WENN
Just a heads up to everyone that follows these articles each Sunday. I will be in France for the Cannes Film Festival for the next two Sundays and I have no way of predicting just how exactly this article will turn out for the next two weeks. I will certainly post something wo you have a place to post, share and discuss what you watched, but my contribution may be limited.
I may just post links to the coverage of the Festival to that point as I hope to be reviewing and watching a lot of movies, but perhaps a couple of those won't get their own article and will wind up here. Nevertheless, just a heads up so you know what to expect. Now for this week's movies...
Burnt by the Sun (1995) Quick Thoughts: I paid $10 for this one from Amazon.com's Video On Demand service thanks to a...
I may just post links to the coverage of the Festival to that point as I hope to be reviewing and watching a lot of movies, but perhaps a couple of those won't get their own article and will wind up here. Nevertheless, just a heads up so you know what to expect. Now for this week's movies...
Burnt by the Sun (1995) Quick Thoughts: I paid $10 for this one from Amazon.com's Video On Demand service thanks to a...
- 5/9/2010
- by Brad Brevet
- Rope of Silicon
French actor Samy Naceri has been charged with assault over the stabbing of a man in a Paris bar.
Naceri, 47, was charged on Sunday with assault causing physical injury, escaping the more serious charge of attempted homicide, judicial officials said.
The Indigenes (Days of Glory) star was at the central Paris bar to meet his ex-girlfriend and her pal when a heated argument broke out between Naceri and the two women. They retreated to the toilets, where they called in help from an unnamed male friend.
The actor is accused of pulling a switchblade on the man after being confronted about the altercation.
Naceri, a self-confessed alcoholic, returned home to his apartment after the incident, but was arrested by police on Thursday evening and held in custody at a Paris hospital, where he was undergoing treatment for liver problems.
The stabbing victim suffered a sliced vein and is reportedly recovering from his injury.
Naceri has been detained and is pending trial.
Naceri, 47, was charged on Sunday with assault causing physical injury, escaping the more serious charge of attempted homicide, judicial officials said.
The Indigenes (Days of Glory) star was at the central Paris bar to meet his ex-girlfriend and her pal when a heated argument broke out between Naceri and the two women. They retreated to the toilets, where they called in help from an unnamed male friend.
The actor is accused of pulling a switchblade on the man after being confronted about the altercation.
Naceri, a self-confessed alcoholic, returned home to his apartment after the incident, but was arrested by police on Thursday evening and held in custody at a Paris hospital, where he was undergoing treatment for liver problems.
The stabbing victim suffered a sliced vein and is reportedly recovering from his injury.
Naceri has been detained and is pending trial.
- 1/12/2009
- WENN
French actor Samy Naceri is facing a charge of attempted murder in connection with the stabbing of a man in a Paris bar.
The Indigenes (Days of Glory) star was at the central Paris bar to meet his ex-girlfriend and her pal. But a heated argument broke out between Naceri and the two women, and they retreated to the toilets where they called in help from the unnamed male friend.
The actor is accused of pulling a knife on the man after being confronted about the earlier altercation.
Naceri, 47, returned home to his apartment after the incident, but was arrested by police on Thursday evening and held in custody at a Paris hospital, where he was undergoing treatment for liver problems.
The stabbing victim is recovering from his injury.
According to reports, Naceri, who is a self-confessed alcoholic, is due to appear in court next week (begs12Jan09) to be formally charged with the crime.
The Indigenes (Days of Glory) star was at the central Paris bar to meet his ex-girlfriend and her pal. But a heated argument broke out between Naceri and the two women, and they retreated to the toilets where they called in help from the unnamed male friend.
The actor is accused of pulling a knife on the man after being confronted about the earlier altercation.
Naceri, 47, returned home to his apartment after the incident, but was arrested by police on Thursday evening and held in custody at a Paris hospital, where he was undergoing treatment for liver problems.
The stabbing victim is recovering from his injury.
According to reports, Naceri, who is a self-confessed alcoholic, is due to appear in court next week (begs12Jan09) to be formally charged with the crime.
- 1/9/2009
- WENN
French actor Samy Naceri has been sentenced to six months in jail after he was found guilty of causing involuntary injury while driving without a licence.
Naceri, 47, was accused of knocking over a female policewoman with his car in the accident, which occurred earlier this month.
According to police, Naceri was driving without a licence and tried to pass himself off as his brother when stopped.
The Taxi action movie star holds previous convictions for drink driving, speeding and assault.
He was also fined $9,600 (GBP6,016) by a Paris court on Wednesday.
Naceri did not attend the court hearing in a bid to avoid a media "circus", according to his lawyer Francoise Cotta. He added the actor was "sincerely, deeply sorry" for the incident.
Naceri, 47, was accused of knocking over a female policewoman with his car in the accident, which occurred earlier this month.
According to police, Naceri was driving without a licence and tried to pass himself off as his brother when stopped.
The Taxi action movie star holds previous convictions for drink driving, speeding and assault.
He was also fined $9,600 (GBP6,016) by a Paris court on Wednesday.
Naceri did not attend the court hearing in a bid to avoid a media "circus", according to his lawyer Francoise Cotta. He added the actor was "sincerely, deeply sorry" for the incident.
- 11/5/2008
- WENN
A group of five criminals break into a warehouse at night and tie up the two watchmen so they can steal a truck load of laptop computers. Meanwhile the notorious head of an Albanian crime group is being transported to Strasburg on charges including the slavery and forced prostitution of young girls and women. When the security forces transporting him are ambushed and most are killed by members of his Albanian mob, the remaining members make a break for it and hold up in the same warehouse which is the scene of the heist. Surrounded by psychopathic gang members intent on freeing their boss those inside the warehouse must set aside their differences and unite if they are to have any chance at all of surviving the night.
The nest is the second feature film directed by Florent Emilio Siri who has since gone on to direct Bruce Willis in the Hollywood blockbuster Hostage.
The nest is the second feature film directed by Florent Emilio Siri who has since gone on to direct Bruce Willis in the Hollywood blockbuster Hostage.
- 8/26/2008
- by Leigh
- Latemag.com/film
Actor Samy Naceri is being held by French police on suspicion of attempted murder. The French star of Luc Besson's Taxi movie series was arrested on Tuesday night in Aix-en-Provence after getting into a violent fight outside a night club in the area, and is now in police custody. According to police officials, a drunk Naceri drew a knife on a doorman after he was refused entry to the club. The star was later treated in hospital for an injured jaw and broken teeth. Naceri was also arrested a day earlier on New Year's Day for driving without a license in Marseille. It is the latest series of run-ins with the law for the 45-year-old actor, who was sentenced to six months in prison for racially abusing a policeman in December. Naceri has been convicted four times since 2000 for assault, drink-driving and speeding.
- 1/5/2007
- WENN
LONDON -- U.K. indie distributor Metrodome Distribution, listed here on the Alternative Investment Market, said Tuesday it has snapped up all U.K. rights for Rachid Bouchareb's Festival de Cannes award winner Days of Glory. Bouchareb's movie about French Algerian fighters during World War II secured the a best actor award for its North African ensemble cast, which included Roschdy Zem, Samy Naceri, Samy Bouajila and Jamel Debbouze, during this year's Cannes. Metrodome general manager Sara Frain, who sealed the deal with sales outfit Film Distribution, described Bouchareb's movie as "an incredibly powerful film."...
NEW YORK -- Rachid Bouchareb's French World War II drama Indigenes (Days of Glory) is coming to North American shores from co-distributors the Weinstein Co. and IFC Films. The French and Arab-language film, which earned Bouchareb a Francois Chalais Award and its male ensemble cast the best actor award at May's Festival de Cannes, follows four men (Jamel Debbouze, Samy Naceri, Sami Bouajila and Roschdy Zem) who enlist in the French army along with 130,000 other North African, or "indigenous," soldiers. They fight the Nazis to liberate France, a country they've never seen, as they also fight French discrimination. The $16 million film from Tessalit Prods. will make its North American debut at next month's Toronto International Film Festival and is tentatively scheduled for release by the end of the year. Bouchareb and Olivier Lorelle wrote the screenplay, and the film was produced by Jean Brehat.
- 8/23/2006
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
British director Ken Loach and Spanish star Penelope Cruz were among the big winners at the climax of the Cannes Film Festival on the French Riviera on Sunday. The film-maker's drama The Wind That Shakes The Barley, which stars Cillian Murphy as an Irish medical student who joins the guerrilla war against British forces, picked up the Palme D'Or - the highest award of the festival. Accepting the trophy, Loach said, "We live in extraordinary times and that has made people political in a way they maybe weren't in the previous four, five, six years. The wars that we have seen, the occupations that we see throughout the world - people finally cannot turn away from that. It's very exciting to be able to deal with this in films, and not just be a complement to the popcorn." Cruz shared the Best Actress prize with her Volver castmates Carmen Maura, Yohana Cobo and Lola Duenas, while French Indigenes stars Jamel Debbouze, Samy Naceri and Sami Bouajila were joint winners of the Best Actor prize. In her acceptance speech, Cruz paid tribute to Volver director Pedro Almodovar, saying, "This prize really belongs to Pedro. You are the greatest, the bravest. You put so much magic into our lives. Thanks for what you do for women all over the world." Meanwhile, Mexican film-maker Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu picked up the Best Director prize for Babel, a multi-cultural film starring Brad Pitt and Cate Blanchett. The Grand Prix - the runners up prize - was awarded to French director Bruno Dumont's Flandres, while British film-maker Andrea Arnold accepted the Jury Prize - the 2nd runners up trophy - for her CCTV-inspired movie Red Road. The nine member jury was headed by Hong Kong director Wong Kar-Wai and included Samuel L. Jackson, Helena Bonham Carter, Tim Roth, Monica Bellucci and Ziyi Zhang.
- 5/29/2006
- WENN
- Well the Palmes are given out and it seems political correctness has won again. Everybody got something with the big prizes going to small films The Wind That Shakes The Barley, and Flanders that would have otherwise died at the box office. Volver got two Palmes for directing and acting but should have gotten the Golden one. Also "Babel" got the directing one which I knew it would get but it will collect many awards later this year along with "Volver".As Ken Loach said we live in political times and it didn't escape the jury, specially with China banning the controversial "Summer Place". Next year will be the 60th year of the festival and you can be sure, it will be a nice anniversary. A bientot.The AwardsPalme d'Or: "The Wind That Shakes The Barley" by Ken LoachGrand Prix (runner-up): "Flanders" by Bruno DumontPrix de la Mise
- 5/28/2006
- IONCINEMA.com
This review was written for the festival screening of "Days of Glory".CANNES -- With strong visuals and even stronger emotions, Rachid Bouchareb's "Days of Glory" makes a powerful war film about a particularly unique subject. World War II historians tend to ignore the contributions and sacrifices made in the liberation of France by North African or "indigenous" soldiers in the French army. A tough offensive from the South and from Italy helped take the pressure off both the Allies following the Normandy landing and the Soviet army on the Eastern Front. Casualties were high among these French troops, many of whom were from France's colonies.
In his film, Bouchareb pays tribute to the heroism of these men fighting for the liberation of a mother country they had never before seen. The film should win critical praise and do solid theatrical business in all French-speaking territories and former French colonies. Elsewhere, "Days of Glory" will make a strong film for specialty venues. The film is slated for release in France in late September.
In a fairly conventional manner, Bouchareb, who wrote the script with Olivier Morelle, follows the exploits of several North Africans who enlist in the French army in 1943. Their campaign starts in Italy and continues through Provence and the Vosges before a handful of survivors fight a final battle in an Alsatian village against a German battalion.
The main focal point is Said (comic actor Jamal Debbouze ably taking on his first dramatic role), yet the other main characters get about as much screen time. Said's mother begs him not to enlist but he is determined to fight for France.
During the campaign in the south, Messaoud (Roschdy Zem) falls in love with a French woman but is unaware officers are censoring his letters to her. Abdelkader (Sami Bouajila) chafes at the Moslem's second-class citizenship in the French army when it comes to promotions and leaves. Levelheaded Yassir (Samy Naceri) agrees in principle but displays loyalty and bravery under fire. Their sergeant, Martinez (Bernard Blancan), is constantly torn between devotion to his troops and his own mixed feelings about North Africans.
"Days of Glory" makes no departures from previous war films, but the tensions between the French commanders and the indigenous troops -- and the conflicts among themselves over how best to respond to provocations -- gives the film its dramatic punch.
If there is one thing you wish Bouchareb might have included is a scene or even a line in which one of his North Africans characters would explain this loyalty to a country that does not always return that loyalty.
Scenes of combat, especially the final battle in a tiny village, are well staged and shot. It is somewhat distracting though for Debbouze, who lost use of his right arm in a childhood accident, to go through an entire war with his right hand in his pocket.
Final credits make note of the shameful fact that with the decolonization of Africa, the French government froze the pensions of ex-servicemen from its former colonies. To this day the issue remains unresolved.
In his film, Bouchareb pays tribute to the heroism of these men fighting for the liberation of a mother country they had never before seen. The film should win critical praise and do solid theatrical business in all French-speaking territories and former French colonies. Elsewhere, "Days of Glory" will make a strong film for specialty venues. The film is slated for release in France in late September.
In a fairly conventional manner, Bouchareb, who wrote the script with Olivier Morelle, follows the exploits of several North Africans who enlist in the French army in 1943. Their campaign starts in Italy and continues through Provence and the Vosges before a handful of survivors fight a final battle in an Alsatian village against a German battalion.
The main focal point is Said (comic actor Jamal Debbouze ably taking on his first dramatic role), yet the other main characters get about as much screen time. Said's mother begs him not to enlist but he is determined to fight for France.
During the campaign in the south, Messaoud (Roschdy Zem) falls in love with a French woman but is unaware officers are censoring his letters to her. Abdelkader (Sami Bouajila) chafes at the Moslem's second-class citizenship in the French army when it comes to promotions and leaves. Levelheaded Yassir (Samy Naceri) agrees in principle but displays loyalty and bravery under fire. Their sergeant, Martinez (Bernard Blancan), is constantly torn between devotion to his troops and his own mixed feelings about North Africans.
"Days of Glory" makes no departures from previous war films, but the tensions between the French commanders and the indigenous troops -- and the conflicts among themselves over how best to respond to provocations -- gives the film its dramatic punch.
If there is one thing you wish Bouchareb might have included is a scene or even a line in which one of his North Africans characters would explain this loyalty to a country that does not always return that loyalty.
Scenes of combat, especially the final battle in a tiny village, are well staged and shot. It is somewhat distracting though for Debbouze, who lost use of his right arm in a childhood accident, to go through an entire war with his right hand in his pocket.
Final credits make note of the shameful fact that with the decolonization of Africa, the French government froze the pensions of ex-servicemen from its former colonies. To this day the issue remains unresolved.
- 5/26/2006
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
CANNES -- With strong visuals and even stronger emotions, Rachid Bouchareb's Days of Glory makes a powerful war film about a particularly unique subject. World War II historians tend to ignore the contributions and sacrifices made in the liberation of France by North African or "indigenous" soldiers in the French army. A tough offensive from the South and from Italy helped take the pressure off both the Allies following the Normandy landing and the Soviet army on the Eastern Front. Casualties were high among these French troops, many of whom were from France's colonies.
In his film, Bouchareb pays tribute to the heroism of these men fighting for the liberation of a mother country they had never before seen. The film should win critical praise and do solid theatrical business in all French-speaking territories and former French colonies. Elsewhere, Days of Glory will make a strong film for specialty venues. The film is slated for release in France in late September.
In a fairly conventional manner, Bouchareb, who wrote the script with Olivier Morelle, follows the exploits of several North Africans who enlist in the French army in 1943. Their campaign starts in Italy and continues through Provence and the Vosges before a handful of survivors fight a final battle in an Alsatian village against a German battalion.
The main focal point is Said (comic actor Jamal Debbouze ably taking on his first dramatic role), yet the other main characters get about as much screen time. Said's mother begs him not to enlist but he is determined to fight for France.
During the campaign in the south, Messaoud (Roschdy Zem) falls in love with a French woman but is unaware officers are censoring his letters to her. Abdelkader (Sami Bouajila) chafes at the Moslem's second-class citizenship in the French army when it comes to promotions and leaves. Levelheaded Yassir (Samy Naceri) agrees in principle but displays loyalty and bravery under fire. Their sergeant, Martinez (Bernard Blancan), is constantly torn between devotion to his troops and his own mixed feelings about North Africans.
Days of Gory makes no departures from previous war films, but the tensions between the French commanders and the indigenous troops -- and the conflicts among themselves over how best to respond to provocations -- gives the film its dramatic punch.
If there is one thing you wish Bouchareb might have included is a scene or even a line in which one of his North Africans characters would explain this loyalty to a country that does not always return that loyalty.
Scenes of combat, especially the final battle in a tiny village, are well staged and shot. It is somewhat distracting though for Debbouze, who lost use of his right arm in a childhood accident, to go through an entire war with his right hand in his pocket.
Final credits make note of the shameful fact that with the decolonization of Africa, the French government froze the pensions of ex-servicemen from its former colonies. To this day the issue remains unresolved.
DAYS OF GLORY
StudioCanal
Tessalit Productions
Credits: Director: Rachid Bouchareb; Screenwriters: Olivier Morelle, Rachid Bouchareb; Associate producer: Jean Brehat; Co-producer: Jamel Debbouze; Executive produer: Muriel Merlin; Director of photography: Patrick Blossier; Production designer: Dominique Douret; Music: Armand Amar, Khaled; Costumes: Michele Richer; Editor: Yannick Kergoat.
Cast: Said: Jamel Debbouze; Yassir: Samy Naceri; Messaoud: Roschdy Zem; Abdelkader: Sami Bouajila; Martinez: Bernard Blancan.
No MPAA rating, running time 125 minutes.
In his film, Bouchareb pays tribute to the heroism of these men fighting for the liberation of a mother country they had never before seen. The film should win critical praise and do solid theatrical business in all French-speaking territories and former French colonies. Elsewhere, Days of Glory will make a strong film for specialty venues. The film is slated for release in France in late September.
In a fairly conventional manner, Bouchareb, who wrote the script with Olivier Morelle, follows the exploits of several North Africans who enlist in the French army in 1943. Their campaign starts in Italy and continues through Provence and the Vosges before a handful of survivors fight a final battle in an Alsatian village against a German battalion.
The main focal point is Said (comic actor Jamal Debbouze ably taking on his first dramatic role), yet the other main characters get about as much screen time. Said's mother begs him not to enlist but he is determined to fight for France.
During the campaign in the south, Messaoud (Roschdy Zem) falls in love with a French woman but is unaware officers are censoring his letters to her. Abdelkader (Sami Bouajila) chafes at the Moslem's second-class citizenship in the French army when it comes to promotions and leaves. Levelheaded Yassir (Samy Naceri) agrees in principle but displays loyalty and bravery under fire. Their sergeant, Martinez (Bernard Blancan), is constantly torn between devotion to his troops and his own mixed feelings about North Africans.
Days of Gory makes no departures from previous war films, but the tensions between the French commanders and the indigenous troops -- and the conflicts among themselves over how best to respond to provocations -- gives the film its dramatic punch.
If there is one thing you wish Bouchareb might have included is a scene or even a line in which one of his North Africans characters would explain this loyalty to a country that does not always return that loyalty.
Scenes of combat, especially the final battle in a tiny village, are well staged and shot. It is somewhat distracting though for Debbouze, who lost use of his right arm in a childhood accident, to go through an entire war with his right hand in his pocket.
Final credits make note of the shameful fact that with the decolonization of Africa, the French government froze the pensions of ex-servicemen from its former colonies. To this day the issue remains unresolved.
DAYS OF GLORY
StudioCanal
Tessalit Productions
Credits: Director: Rachid Bouchareb; Screenwriters: Olivier Morelle, Rachid Bouchareb; Associate producer: Jean Brehat; Co-producer: Jamel Debbouze; Executive produer: Muriel Merlin; Director of photography: Patrick Blossier; Production designer: Dominique Douret; Music: Armand Amar, Khaled; Costumes: Michele Richer; Editor: Yannick Kergoat.
Cast: Said: Jamel Debbouze; Yassir: Samy Naceri; Messaoud: Roschdy Zem; Abdelkader: Sami Bouajila; Martinez: Bernard Blancan.
No MPAA rating, running time 125 minutes.
- 5/26/2006
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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