3 Movies Starring Saèd Taghmaoui

La Haine

La Haine

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1996-02-23

Languages:

French

Countries:

France

Runtime:

98 min

Rated:

NOT RATED

IMDB Ratings:

8.1 (92008 Reviews)

Genres:

CrimeDrama

Fullplot:

The film follows three young men and their time spent in the French suburban "ghetto," over a span of twenty-four hours. Vinz, a Jew, Saèd, an Arab, and Hubert, a black boxer, have grown up in these French suburbs where high levels of diversity coupled with the racist and oppressive police force have raised tensions to a critical breaking point. During the riots that took place a night before, a police officer lost his handgun in the ensuing madness, only to leave it for Vinz to find. Now, with a newfound means to gain the respect he deserves, Vinz vows to kill a cop if his friend Abdel dies in the hospital, due the beating he received while in police custody.

Hideous Kinky

Hideous Kinky

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1999-04-26

Languages:

English, French, Arabic

Countries:

UK, France

Runtime:

98 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

6.1 (5256 Reviews)

Genres:

DramaRomance

Cast:

Writer:

Esther Freud (novel)

Billy MacKinnon

Fullplot:

Hideous Kinky is the story of two sisters (seven and five years old) traveling with their hippie mother from London to Morocco. They encounter many adventures, new experiences, and interesting culture as they tag along on their mother's search for freedom and love. It is told through the eyes of the youngest girl, and we learn her observations on life, Mum, and determined sister, Bea.

Traitor

Traitor

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2008-08-27

Languages:

English, Arabic

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

114 min

Rated:

PG-13

IMDB Ratings:

(47631 Reviews)

Cast:

Writer:

Jeffrey Nachmanoff (screenplay)

Steve Martin (story)

Jeffrey Nachmanoff (story)

Fullplot:

Samir Horn is a former soldier, a devout Muslim, and U.S. citizen in the Middle East selling bomb detonators to Islamic radicals. He joins their cause as both the FBI and a rogue CIA agent track him. Horn escapes a Yemeni prison, goes underground in France where he proves his abilities, and is sent to the United States to choreograph a simultaneous and multiple terror attack. Will the intelligence agencies talk to each other, and can Horn be stopped?

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