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Malik Zidi‌

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Birthday

calendar1975-02-14

Popularity

star14.7

Malik Zidi

Saint Maur des Fossés, France

Malik Zidi

Saint Maur des Fossés, France

Gender

Male

Birthday

calendar1975-02-14

Popularity

star14.7

Biography

Malik Zidi was born in Châtenay-Malabry to a Kabyle Algerian father and a Breton mother. He spent his formative years in Saint-Maur-des-Fossés, a suburb of Paris. Zidi abandoned his conventional studies early to concentrate on a career in comedy. Following courses at the Théâtre Véronique Nordey, and the Théâtre de Proposition in Paris, he briefly studied acrobatics and mime at the Théâtre de la Piscine and cinema at the Studio Pygmalion. Zidi made his first film appearance in the 1998 Sébastien Lifshitz-directed Les Corps ouverts. In 2000, Zidi was chosen by director François Ozon to appear as the troubled, lovelorn, bisexual youth Franz in the Teddy Award-winning film Water Drops on Burning Rocks (French:Gouttes d'eau sur pierres brûlantes). The film was based on the play Tropfen auf heisse Steine by German film director and screenwriter Rainer Werner Fassbinder. The film is a four-part comedy-drama shot entirely on one set and featuring only four actors: Zidi, Bernard Giraudeau, Ludivine Sagnier and American actress Anna Levine. Zidi's role in Water Drops on Burning Rocks garnered him his first of four César Award nominations. Malik Zidi followed up with roles in the 2002 Antoine Santana-directed Un moment de bonheur (English: One Moment of Happiness) opposite Isild Le Besco, earning his second César Award nomination for Most Promising Actor. In 2004, he appeared in the André Téchiné-directed romantic drama Les Temps qui changent (English release title: Changing Times) as Sami, the bisexual son of Cécile (portrayed by Catherine Deneuve), who visits his parents in Tangiers so that he may visit his Moroccan boyfriend. The film also starred actor Gérard Depardieu and was nominated for a Satellite Award. Zidi received his third César Award nomination. In 2006, Zidi appeared in the Emmanuel Bourdieu-drama Les Amitiés maléfiques (English release title: Poison Friends). The film was showcased at the Cannes Film Festival and Bourdieu received the Critics Week Grand Prize and the Grand Golden Rail. The film also won the SACD Screenwriting Award and Zidi was once again nominated for a César Award, winning the Award for Most Promising Actor 2007. In addition to film, Zidi has appeared in numerous television roles. In 2020, Zidi penned his first novel L'ombre du soir, which was published by Éditions Anne Carrière.

Movie Credits

Looking for Cheyenne

Looking for Cheyenne‌
star4.7
calendar 2005

Water Drops on Burning Rocks

Water Drops on Burning Rocks‌
star6.5
calendar 2000

The Soul Eater

The Soul Eater‌
star6.2
calendar 2024

Le baiser

Le baiser‌
star0.0
calendar 2008

Pardon My French

Pardon My French‌
star7.2
calendar 2009

Almost Peaceful

Almost Peaceful‌
star5.7
calendar 2002

Changing Times

Changing Times‌
star5.5
calendar 2004

Jacquou the Rebel

Jacquou the Rebel‌
star6.6
calendar 2007

The Great Meaulnes

The Great Meaulnes‌
star5.4
calendar 2006

Un moment de bonheur

Un moment de bonheur‌
star4.9
calendar 2002

What's Wrong with My Family?

What's Wrong with My Family?‌
star6.3
calendar 2022

The Queen of Clubs

The Queen of Clubs‌
star5.5
calendar 2010

My Children Are Different

My Children Are Different‌
star6.2
calendar 2003

Rebellion

Rebellion‌
star6.7
calendar 2011

Mysteries of Lisbon

Mysteries of Lisbon‌
star7.0
calendar 2010

Poison Friends

Poison Friends‌
star5.5
calendar 2006

Open Bodies

Open Bodies‌
star5.2
calendar 1998

Sons of Ramses

Sons of Ramses‌
star6.2
calendar 2023

Amaro amore

Amaro amore‌
star4.8
calendar 2013

The Gordji Affair

The Gordji Affair‌
star6.5
calendar 2012

The Color of Kings

The Color of Kings‌
star7.0
calendar 2020

Berthe Morisot

Berthe Morisot‌
star6.0
calendar 2012

Quartier libre

Quartier libre‌
star0.0
calendar

Wolfy: The Incredible Secret

Wolfy: The Incredible Secret‌
star6.2
calendar 2013

Que demande le peuple

Que demande le peuple‌
star0.0
calendar

Clara

Clara‌
star5.2
calendar 2008

Place Vendôme

Place Vendôme‌
star6.2
calendar 1998

Lines of Wellington

Lines of Wellington‌
star5.7
calendar 2012

La mort n'oublie personne

La mort n'oublie personne‌
star6.7
calendar 2009

Old Goriot

Old Goriot‌
star4.1
calendar 2004

Incarnation

Incarnation‌
star0.0
calendar

The Assistant

The Assistant‌
star5.1
calendar 2015

Made in France

Made in France‌
star6.2
calendar 2015

Daguerrotype

Daguerrotype‌
star5.7
calendar 2016

Miroir, mon beau miroir

Miroir, mon beau miroir‌
star0.0
calendar 2008

The Sky of the Centaur

The Sky of the Centaur‌
star0.0
calendar 2015

Gauguin: Voyage to Tahiti

Gauguin: Voyage to Tahiti‌
star5.7
calendar 2017

Ex

Ex‌
star5.7
calendar 2009

Marie Curie

Marie Curie‌
star5.1
calendar 2016

L'Onzième Commandement

L'Onzième Commandement‌
star0.0
calendar 1998

Her Mother, the Whore

Her Mother, the Whore‌
star10.0
calendar 2001

Whatever Happened to My Revolution

Whatever Happened to My Revolution‌
star6.3
calendar 2019

Sissi, the Rebellious Empress

Sissi, the Rebellious Empress‌
star6.0
calendar 2004

Towards the Battle

Towards the Battle‌
star5.2
calendar 2019

Beyond the Ocean

Beyond the Ocean‌
star0.0
calendar 2006

Play

Play‌
star7.3
calendar 2019

Oxygen

Oxygen‌
star6.6
calendar 2021

The Marchers

The Marchers‌
star6.4
calendar 2013

You, Me and Us

You, Me and Us‌
star5.8
calendar 2012

Après moi

Après moi‌
star5.0
calendar 2010

When Fall Is Coming

When Fall Is Coming‌
star6.5
calendar 2024

Enquête parallèle : Un crime presque parfait

Enquête parallèle : Un crime presque parfait‌
star5.5
calendar 2025

Tv Credits

Les Thibault

Les Thibault‌
star6.7
calendar 2003

Gloria

Gloria‌
star6.7
calendar 2021

The Accursed Kings

The Accursed Kings‌
star4.0
calendar 2005

Nox

Nox‌
star6.7
calendar 2018

Disturbing Disappearances

Disturbing Disappearances‌
star6.2
calendar 2019

Enquête parallèle

Enquête parallèle‌
star0.0
calendar 2023