Tag Archives: Roschdy Zem
Four Lovers / Happy Few (2010) Antony Cordier, Marina Foïs, Élodie Bouchez, Roschdy Zem, Romance
In this sexy, French romantic drama, two couples decide to explore the boundaries of their relationships by swapping partners. What starts as a fun, free-spirited ménage-a-4 experimentation full of sleepovers, shared vacations, and dinner parties soon turns into a hotbed of desire, anger, and confusion. As their arrangement leads them down an increasingly surprising and provocative path, the lovers begin to question their personal choices and lifestyles, leading to consequences none of them could foresee.
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La Très Très Grande Entreprise (2008) Pierre Jolivet, Roschdy Zem, Marie Gillain, Jean-Paul Rouve, Comedy
Zak, Mélanie, Denis et Kevin ont tout perdu au moment où le lac qui les faisait vivre a subi une importante pollution. Après deux ans d’une difficile procédure judiciaire, la multinationale responsable de cette catastrophe a été condamnée à leur verser une indemnité, mais celle-ci se révèle ridicule par rapport aux dommages causés à la nature et aux pertes économiques engendrées. A l’inverse des autres plaignants, prêts à accepter ce maigre pourboire, ces quatre irréductibles décident de faire appel pour que justice leur soit vraiment rendue. Mélanie, Zak, Kevin et Denis décident donc de monter à Paris pour faire rebondir l’affaire. Une difficile et éprouvante bataille juridique les attend…
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Ma petite entreprise / My Little Business (1999) Pierre Jolivet, Vincent Lindon, François Berléand, Roschdy Zem, Comedy, Drama
Ivan is the owner of a carpentry business which has been in his family for three generations. Imagine his despair when, one day, his workshop and most of his stock are decimated by a fire. Thankfully, he is insured and the insurance money will allow him to carry on his business – at least that’s what he thinks. In fact, his insurance agent has been pocketing his money without registering his policy with the insurance company. Facing ruin, Ivan has no other option than to break into the insurance company’s headquarters and enter his details on their computer. To this end, he enlists Sami, the boyfriend of his ex-wife, Maxime, his crooked insurer and his teenage son. Will Ivan succeed or is he destined to end up in prison… ?
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Commis d’office / Legal Aid (2009) Hannelore Cayre, Roschdy Zem, Jean-Philippe Écoffey, Mathias Mlekuz, Comedy, Thriller
Antoine Lahoud (Roschdy Zem) est un avocat pénaliste déçu par le milieu judiciaire. Il s’occupe de cas minables et se retrouve un peu par défaut, spécialiste des commissions d’office. Il est repéré par Henry Marsac (Jean-Philippe Écoffey), un avocat à la réputation plus que sulfureuse. Ce dernier le flatte et l’engage pour la défense de gros truands et le fait goûter aux joies de l’argent facile, et du sentiment grisant de la réussite…
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Le petit lieutenant / The Young Lieutenant (2005) Xavier Beauvois, Nathalie Baye, Jalil Lespert, Roschdy Zem, Crime, Drama
When a fresh young police academy graduate from provincial Le Havre volunteers for the high pressure world of the Parisian homicide squad, his schoolteacher wife is reluctant to go with him. He moves into a rooming house that caters to single cops as he embraces his fellow officers as an extended family. He becomes close to an Arab officer and his boss, a very professional but lonely, middle-aged female detective who is also a recovering alcoholic. Routine police procedure gives way to an intensive search among the city’s homeless for an undocumented Russian immigrant who may be responsible for a series of violent crimes.
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