Simon Abkarian
17 titles
Filmography
17 results

Army of Crime
(2009)Armenian poet Missak Manouchian leads a mixed bag of youngsters and immigrants in a clandestine battle for freedom against the Nazi occupation.

Les mauvais joueurs
(2005)Rated R: 18+: A crackling melodrama set in the garment district of Paris.
1915
(2015)
Gett: The Trial of Viviane Amsalem
(2014)Seeking to finalize a divorce (gett) from her estranged husband, an Israeli woman finds herself put on trial by her country’s religious marriage laws.

The Cut
(2014)In 1915, a man survives the Armenian genocide, but loses his family and faith. When he learns his twin daughters may be alive, he embarks on a quest to find them. The final installment in Fatih Akin’s Love, Death and the Devil trilogy.

Restless
(2022)After going to extremes to cover up an accident, a corrupt cop's life spirals out of control when he starts receiving threats from a mysterious witness.

The Audition
(2019)Anna, a violin teacher at a music-focused high school, readies a student for an intermediate exam, where events take a tragic turn.

Playground
A lonely teen joins a school for promising killers and trains to become a professional assassin as she uncovers the mysteries of her parents' death.

The Sonata
(2018)A gifted musician whose father died mysteriously finds his sheet music in the mansion he left her filled with cryptic symbols that will unleash evil.

Journey from Greece
(2017)Accepting the mission requested by her grandfather, a young woman and her friend leave on a life-changing odyssey as they explore Europe together.

Notre-Dame
Inspired by true accounts from French firefighters, this drama series explores the impact of the 2019 fire of Notre-Dame on a diverse group of Parisians.

Persepolis
(2007)This delightful animation provides a potted history of modern Iran through one woman's experience; from a precocious and outspoken nine-year-old as the Shah is deposed and the veil is forced on women, to a bold 14-year-old sent to school in Austria where she discovers music and men.

Scribe
(2016)The unemployed Duval is contacted by a mysterious organization to transcribe intercepted calls. He accepts the job with no suspicions, since it restores stability to his life, but it will soon result in political shenanigans of all kinds.
Trivial
(2007)Sophie Marceau, writer, director and star of "Trivial" channels classic Hitchcock In this cunning thriller. A lonely policeman is visited by the ghostly apparition of a famous actress who mysteriously disappeared thirty years ago. This French indie caper is an IFC release.

Someone, Somewhere
(2019)"Someone Somewhere" (Deux Moi) is the story of Rémy and Mélanie, two 30 year olds who live only a few steps away from each other in the same Parisian neighborhood. Whilst Mélanie loses faith in Tinder one-night stands, Rémy can hardly get a date. So close yet totally unaware of each other, feeling lonely in the middle of a big city, they head down two parallel paths that barely ever cross. Can they turn a series of missed opportunities into a life-changing first encounter?
Vanished

Overdrive
(2017)Andrew and Garrett Foster are not only exceptional drivers, but are also known for being the best car thieves in the world. In Marseille they steal a priceless Bugatti 1937 from the local mafia boss. In exchange for their lives he decides to use their talents to get back at his arch rival. Whilst seemingly agreeing to work with the boss the brothers have actually devised a much more daring plan.