Sami Bouajila
10 titles
Filmography
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Omar Killed Me
(2011)In the summer of 1991 an elderly woman Ghislaine Marchal is found murdered in the basement of her home with the message "Omar M'a Tuer" (Omar has kill me) written beside her in her own blood. Despite a lack of forensic or DNA evidence, her Moroccan gardener Omar Raddad is found guilty and sentenced to 18 years in a French prison. Shocked by the case, and convinced of his innocence, journalist Pierre-Emmanuel Vaugrenard moves to Nice to investigate, and uncover the truth. A powerful and gripping French crime drama depicting a remarkable true story.

Earth and Blood
(2020)A sawmill owner and his teenage daughter become tangled in a deadly feud when a drug dealer stashes stolen cocaine on their remote property.

Beautiful Lies
(2010)Emilie(Audrey Tautou) puts all her heart into running her busy hairdressing salon in sunny South of France. Meanwhile, her mother (Nathalie Baye), has had her heart broken, and needs love. When Emilie starts receiving anonymous love letters, she decides to send them on to her mother, sparking confusion, complications and dilemmas when the secret admirer (Sami Bouajila) is revealed. Beautiful Lies is a refreshing comedy of errors from the director of Priceless and the star of Amelie and Coco before Chanel.

The Bouncer
(2018)A bouncer, forced to collaborate with police, must infiltrate the gang of a Flemish gang leader to secure his freedom and custody of his daughter.

Red Soil
(2021)When worker health records don’t seem to add up, an occupational nurse begins to find evidence of her chemical plant’s secret toxic waste dumps.

Outside the Law
(2010)Three brothers become separated in Algeria in this post-WW2 drama. Messaoud joins the French army in Indochina, Abdelkader becomes a leader of the Algerian independence movement and Said moves to Paris to make his fortune in shady clubs. Gradually their destinies reunite them in Paris.

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.

Days of Glory
(2006)During WWII, four North African men enlist in the French army to liberate that country from Nazi oppression, and to fight French discrimination.

The Siege
(1998)When a crowded Brooklyn bus explodes, it marks the beginning of a campaign of terror on the streets of New York. Now, it’s up to FBI special agent Anthony “Hub” Hubbard (Denzel Washington) and U.S. Army General William Devereaux (Bruce Willis) to find out who's responsible. It’s explosive danger at every turn when they set out to wage an all-out war against a ruthless band of terrorists.

The Crow
(2024)Soulmates Eric Draven and Shelly Webster are brutally murdered when the demons of her dark past catch up with them. Given the chance to save his true love by sacrificing himself, Draven returns to seek bloody revenge against the killers, traversing the worlds of the living and the dead to put the wrong things right.