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Bachir Bensaddek is a Canadian television director of Algerian Berber descent, best known for his co-direction of 2002 Emmy Award-winning TV series Cirque du Soleil. Fire Within.
Born in Algeria, Bensaddek came to Montreal, Quebec, Canada as a student before immigrating to Canada. Bensaddek wrote a play in 2004 entitled Montréal la Blanche about Algerian immigrants in Quebec.
In May 2011, he released his documentary film Rap arabe, an ORBI-XXI production, covering the rap scene in three countries (Morocco, Lebanon, Syria) with a number of rappers including Malika, Ashekman, Lil Zac and Don Bigg. It had its premiere at the 27th Festival international de cinéma Vues d'Afrique, and was rebroadcast on RDI, TV5 and Al Jazeera's Documentary channel.
Born in Algeria, Bensaddek came to Montreal, Quebec, Canada as a student before immigrating to Canada. Bensaddek wrote a play in 2004 entitled Montréal la Blanche about Algerian immigrants in Quebec.
In May 2011, he released his documentary film Rap arabe, an ORBI-XXI production, covering the rap scene in three countries (Morocco, Lebanon, Syria) with a number of rappers including Malika, Ashekman, Lil Zac and Don Bigg. It had its premiere at the 27th Festival international de cinéma Vues d'Afrique, and was rebroadcast on RDI, TV5 and Al Jazeera's Documentary channel.
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Origami (2018)
, 1h39Origin Canada
Genres Drama, Science fiction, Thriller
Themes Time travel films
Actors François Arnaud, Normand D'Amour, Benoît Gouin, Tania Kontoyanni, Bachir Bensaddek
Roles Commis dépanneur
Rating64%
Après avoir vécu un traumatisme suite à un évènement tragique, David, un conservateur d'oeuvres d'art, découvre qu'il a la faculté de voyager dans le temps sur sa propre ligne de vie. Avec l'aide d'un scientifique japonais, il tâchera de comprendre comment contrôler cette étrange aptitude psychique et ce que celle-ci peut lui apporter dans sa vie. David doit revenir à un moment bien précis, un moment où tout a basculé et qui a changé drastiquement le cours de son existence, sous l'attention constante de son père inquiet, le tout en devant faire face à sa propre chronologie déconstruite.
Monsieur Lazhar (2011)
, 1h34Directed by Philippe Falardeau
Origin Canada
Genres Drama, Comedy
Themes Films about education, Films about immigration, Films about suicide, Films based on plays
Actors Mohamed Fellag, Sophie Nélisse, Danielle Proulx, Brigitte Poupart, Évelyne de la Chenelière, Stéphane Demers
Rating74%
In Montreal, an elementary school teacher hangs herself. Bashir Lazhar, an Algerian immigrant, then offers his services to replace her, claiming to have taught in his home country. Desperate to fill the position, the principal takes him at his word and gives him the job. He gets to know his students despite the cultural gap evident from the very first day of class and despite his difficulty adapting to the school system's constraints. As the children try to move on from their former teacher's suicide, nobody at the school is aware of Bashir's painful past, or his precarious status as a refugee. His wife, who was a teacher and writer, died along with the couple's daughter and son in an arson attack. The murderers were angered by her last book, in which she pointed a finger at those responsible for the country's reconciliation, which had led to the liberation of many perpetrators of huge crimes. The film goes on to explore Bashir's relationships with the students and faculty, and how the students come to grips with their former teacher's suicide. One student, Alice, writes an assignment on the death of their teacher, revealing the deep pain and confusion felt by each of the students.