Ziad Bakri

Ziad Bakri

Ziad Bakri is a Palestinian actor and director. He starred in SCREWDRIVER, which enjoyed a busy festival career and was nominated for Best Film at the Venice International Film Festival, Malmo Arab Film Festival, and El Gouna Film Festival. Ziad's SCREWDRIVER won Best Film at the International Festival of Mediterranean Cinema in Montpellier (Cinemed) and the Bosphorus Film Festival. It also won Best First Work and Best Actor for Ziad's role at the Mediterranean Film Festival of Tetouan. For his role in the French-Greek film THE BLIND SUN, which screened at several prestigious international film festivals, Ziad won the Best Actor award at Fantasporto. In 2022, he starred in the Netflix film THE WEEKEND AWAY, and in 2023, he starred in the Italian film PROFETI, directed by Alessio Gremonini, who won Best Screenplay at the Golden Globes, Italy, and starring Donato Demita and Marco Horanich. Ziad recently finished shooting THE STRANGERS' CASE, directed by Brandt Anderson whose film REFUGEE won the Jury prize at the French Rivera Film Festival and starring Omar Sy (THE INTOUCHABLES), Yasmine Al Massri (CARAMEL) and Angeliki Papoulia ( THE LOBSTER). His upcoming projects also include THE SAND CASTLE, directed by Emmy-nominated director Matty Brown and starring Nadine Labaki and child Zain Al Rafeea, who collaborate for the second time after their film CAPERNAUM, which was nominated for Best Foreign Language Film at the Academy Awards. Moreover, Ziad is not only an actor but also a filmmaker. He wrote and directed the short film THE SALT FISHERMAN, which played at the Dubai International Film Festival (2011) and earned him a Best Director nomination.

  • Popularity : 4.967
  • Known For : Acting
  • Birthday : 1980-03-27
  • Place of Birth : Jaffa, Palestine
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Ziad Bakri Movies

  • 2024
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    Meet the Barbarians

    Meet the Barbarians

    6.269 2024 HD

    The municipality of a small Breton village has decided to welcome a family of Ukrainian refugees. To their surprise, they receive Fayad family...

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  • 2018
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    Bonboné

    Bonboné

    4.833 2018 HD

    A Palestinian couple resorts to an unusual way to conceive as the husband is detained in an Israeli jail where visits are restricted.

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  • 2023
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    Ganapath

    Ganapath

    3 2023 HD

    In a dystopian future, Ganapath, a relentless and skilled vigilante, embarks on a mission to dismantle a powerful criminal empire that has gripped...

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  • 2024
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    The Sand Castle

    The Sand Castle

    1 2024 HD

    Stranded on a deserted island, a family of four scavenges for survival as their past unravels, sending them into a downward spiral of painful events.

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  • 2024
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    The Strangers' Case

    The Strangers' Case

    1 2024 HD

    Over four centuries ago, William Shakespeare collaborated with others on a play about the historical figure Sir Thomas More. In it, he wrote a speech...

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  • 2009
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    Zion and His Brother

    Zion and His Brother

    5 2009 HD

    Zion, 14, and his brother Meir, 17, are facing a crisis in their relationship after a terrible accident. They keep the secret to themselves and it...

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  • 2021
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    Arnoos

    Arnoos

    1 2021 HD

    During a normal day at a shopping square in Amman, Sami, a 15 year old spoiled naive kid, and the street-smart hustler Mahmoud, a 15 year old corn...

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  • 2023
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    Mar Mama

    Mar Mama

    1 2023 HD

    Haunted by her mother’s death and recurring attacks by Israeli forces on her city, a young girl becomes obsessed with death. To distract her,...

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  • 2014
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    Self Made

    Self Made

    5 2014 HD

    Self Made tells the story of two women - one Israeli, the other Palestinian- who are trapped within their respective worlds. After a mix-up at a...

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  • 2016
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    Mare Nostrum

    Mare Nostrum

    1 2016 HD

    On a Mediterranean shore, a Syrian father's decision to give his daughter a better life puts her in danger of losing it.

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  • 2017
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    Personal Affairs

    Personal Affairs

    4.9 2017 HD

    In Nazareth, an old couple lives wearily to the rhythm of the daily routine. On the other side of the border, in Ramallah, their son Tarek wishes to...

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  • 2016
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    Blind Sun

    Blind Sun

    4.8 2016 HD

    ​Greece. A seaside resort struck by a heavy heat wave. Water is scarce and violence is ready to explode. Ashraf, a solitary immigrant, is looking...

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  • 2010
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    Sense of Morning

    Sense of Morning

    1 2010 HD

    A man living in 1982 Beirut listens to the bombs fall and reminisces about the smell of coffee.

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  • 2019
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    Give Up the Ghost

    Give Up the Ghost

    5 2019 HD

    Salam's dream of becoming a mother shatters when she finds out that she is unable to have children with her husband.

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  • 2018
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    Screwdriver

    Screwdriver

    6.8 2018 HD

    After fifteen years of imprisonment, Ziad struggles to adjust to modern Palestinian life as the hero everyone hails him to be. Unable to distinguish...

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  • 2010
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    Miral

    Miral

    5.8 2010 HD

    A drama centered on an orphaned Palestinian girl growing up in the wake of the first Arab-Israeli war who finds herself drawn into the conflict.

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  • 2021
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    The Translator

    The Translator

    5.7 2021 HD

    A Syrian exile living in Australia returns when his brother is taken into custody by the Assad regime in 2011.

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  • 2012
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    Water

    Water

    4 2012 HD

    Ten directors, Israeli and Palestinian embarked on a journey to create short films, fiction or documentary, inspired by water.

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  • 2021
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    Tala'Vision

    Tala'Vision

    1 2021 HD

    Trapped in a war ridden reality, with the hope of one day playing in the neighborhood’s football field, 8 year old Tala finds solace and...

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  • 2021
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    Amira

    Amira

    6.3 2021 HD

    Amira, a 17 year old Palestinian, was conceived with the smuggled sperm of her imprisoned father, Nawar. Although their relationship since birth has...

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  • 2023
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    Profeti

    Profeti

    5.5 2023 HD

    PROPHETS is the story of an encounter and a confrontation between Sara, an independent Italian journalist who was kidnapped in Syria by ISIS while...

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  • 2022
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    The Weekend Away

    The Weekend Away

    6 2022 HD

    When her best friend vanishes during a girls' trip to Croatia, Beth races to figure out what happened. But each clue yields another unsettling...

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  • 2011
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    The Salt Fisherman

    The Salt Fisherman

    1 2011 HD

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  • 2011
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    The Salt Fisherman

    The Salt Fisherman

    1 2011 HD

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  • 2015
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    The Bureau

    The Bureau

    8.2 2015 HD

    Within the DGSE (General Directorate for External Security), a department called the Office Of Legends (BDL) forms and remote pilot the most...

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