Hafsia Herzi
Acting
Biography
Hafsia Herzi (born January 25, 1987) is a French actress of Algerian and Tunisian descent. She is best known for her debut role in the award-winning Franco-Tunisian feature The Secret of the Grain for which she won the award for most promising actress at the César Awards 2008, and the Marcello Mastroianni award, for best emerging actor or actress at the 64th Venice International Film Festival.
Born: January 25, 1987
Place of Birth: Manosque, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, France
Known For
My Sense of Modesty
Hafsia, a student in Art History, is going to have to remove her hijab for an oral exam. She goes to the Louvre to view the painting that she has to comment on.
The Embers
Lidia Achour returns to Peranne following the disappearance of her former partner, Jean Benefro. In addition to Jean's disappearance, a series of gruesome murders pushes Lidia to investigate relentlessly, at the risk of awakening a painful past that everyone thought buried.
Sueur
Director Abdellatif Kechiche’s reedit of Rym’s belly-dancing sequence in THE SECRET OF THE GRAIN, a visual and aural interpretation of that film’s passionate climax.
Mektoub, My Love: Canto Due
Amin returns to Sète after studying in Paris, still dreaming of cinema. By chance, an American producer on vacation takes an interest in his project and wants his wife, Jess, to play the lead role. But fate, whimsical as ever, has its own rules.
The Secret of the Grain
In southern France, a Franco-Arabic shipyard worker along with his partner's daughter pursues his dream of opening a restaurant.
The Rabbi's Cat
The story of a rabbi and his talking cat, a sharp-tongued feline philosopher brimming with scathing humor and a less than pure love for the rabbi's teenage daughter.
Borgo
Melissa is an experienced, exemplary prison guard. But a dangerous spiral is set into motion when she transfers to a Corsican jail, where she accepts help and protection from inmate Saveriu to get her bearings. Upon his release, he contacts Melissa expecting to collect.
The Rapture
Lydia, a midwife very invested in her work, is in the middle of a breakup.
Three Nights a Week
When young Baptiste meets Cookie Kunty, a young Parisian drag queen, he feels compelled to start a new photographic project.
Mektoub, My Love: Canto Uno
Amin, an aspiring screenwriter living in Paris, returns home for the summer, in Sète, South of France. It is a time of reconnecting with his family and his childhood friends. Together with his cousin Tony and his best friend Ophélie, he spends his time between the Tunisian restaurant run by his parents, the local bars and the beaches frequented by girls on holiday.
Filmography
as Camélia
as Self - Guest
as Fanny
as Mina Hirti
as Julia
as Melissa
as Lydia
as Self - Guest
as Sabrina
as Samia
as Jess
as Lina
as Farah / Leila 22 ans
as Nadège
as Self - Guest
as Self - Actrice, réalisatrice
as Lila
as Iris
as Camélia
as Hafsia
as Chérifa
as Camélia
as Hafsia, student
as Amel
as Franck
as Virginie
as Julie
as Amra
as Kenza Boukamache
as Hafsia
as Monia
as Karima
as Hafsia Chouchane
as Jeanne
as Hajar
as Djamila Boupacha
as Sarah
as The social worker
as Marine, la femme de ménage
as Loubna / Esmeralda
as Samira
as Zlabya, rabbi's daughter (voice)
as Samira
as Sonia
as Julie
as Sabrinette
as Aicha
as Curly Durandot
as zahra
as Leïla
as Rym
as Sofia - adult
as Rym
as Self - Guest
as Self