Lubna Azabal

Lubna Azabal

Lubna Azabal is a Belgian actress, born in Brussels to a Moroccan father and a Spanish mother. After studing at the Conservatoire royal of Brussels, she began a theatrical career in Belgium. In 1997, she took her first film role when Belgian film-maker Vincent Lannoo chose her to act beside Olivier Gourmet in his short film J'adore le cinéma. She performs in both French and Arabic films. She was raised trilingual (French, Spanish and Berber). She also speaks fluent English and Arabic. Her most widely known role is in the 2005 Golden Globe-winning Palestinian political thriller, Paradise Now. She can also be spotted in a smaller role in Ridley Scott's recent film Body of Lies. Azabal won the Black Pearl Award 2010 (Abu Dhabi Film Festival) for Best Actress for her role in the film Incendies. She also won the Genie Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role at the 31st Genie Awards.

  • Popularity : 4.139
  • Known For : Acting
  • Birthday : 1973-08-15
  • Place of Birth : Bruxelles, Belgium
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Lubna Azabal Movies

  • 2005
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    Paradise Now

    Paradise Now

    6.9 2005 HD

    Two childhood friends are recruited for a suicide bombing in Tel Aviv.

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  • 2008
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    Body of Lies

    Body of Lies

    6.629 2008 HD

    The CIA’s hunt is on for the mastermind of a wave of terrorist attacks. Roger Ferris is the agency’s man on the ground, moving from place...

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  • 2024
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    Somewhere in Love

    Somewhere in Love

    6.8 2024 HD

    Nicole and her son Serge live in a low-income housing estate in the Paris suburbs, where their love for each other thrives against all odds. But as...

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  • 2007
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    Echo

    Echo

    3 2007 HD

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  • 2002
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    Almost Peaceful

    Almost Peaceful

    5.7 2002 HD

    Set during the largely unexplored period immediately following World War II, the film follows a group of mostly Jewish Parisians who attempt to...

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  • 2004
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    Changing Times

    Changing Times

    5.4 2004 HD

    In Tangiers where he traveled for his work, a man finds the woman he loved, and attempts to revive their romance though it ended some 30 years...

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  • 2021
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    Suicide Club

    Suicide Club

    7 2021 HD

    France court

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  • 2001
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    Far Away

    Far Away

    5.8 2001 HD

    Serge is a long distance lorry driver between Morocco andEurope. In Tangier, he tries to reconcile with his former girlfriend, Sarah. She has refused...

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  • 2010
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    Comme les 5 doigts de la main

    Comme les 5 doigts de la main

    6 2010 HD

    Five brothers similar yet different, raised by a mother widowed too early. One of them had left the family when he returns, pursued by a gang of...

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  • 2010
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    Incendies

    Incendies

    8.109 2010 HD

    A mother's last wishes send twins Jeanne and Simon on a journey to Middle East in search of their tangled roots. Adapted from Wajdi Mouawad's...

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  • 2004
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    Exiles

    Exiles

    5.9 2004 HD

    One day Zano suggest a crazy idea to his companion Naïma: travel across France and Spain down to Algeria, where they might ultimately come to...

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  • 2011
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    Headwinds

    Headwinds

    5.8 2011 HD

    Sarah tells Paul that she wants out of their marriage; the next day she disappears. A year later and Paul along with their children return to his...

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  • 2010
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    I Am Slave

    I Am Slave

    6.4 2010 HD

    Based on the real-life experiences of Mende Nazer, the story unfolds as twelve-year-old Malia, daughter of champion wrestler Bah, is abducted from...

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  • 2016
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    Betelgeuse

    Betelgeuse

    5 2016 HD

    Maybe this is the end. The red supergiant Betelgeuse is about to die and the gamma rays from the supernova could destroy life on Earth. Scientists...

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  • 2007
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    24 Bars

    24 Bars

    3 2007 HD

    It is Christmas Eve. Separated from her young son, Helly struggles for money. A solitary man, Didier pays her to play his fiancée for the...

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  • 2003
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    A Minute of Sun Less

    A Minute of Sun Less

    1 2003 HD

    Kamel Raoui, a young police inspector in Tanger, investigates the murder of drug-dealer Hakim Tahiri. The victim's mistress Touria, just living for...

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  • 2011
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    Free Men

    Free Men

    5.6 2011 HD

    In Paris during WWII, an Algerian immigrant is inspired to join the resistance by his unexpected friendship with a Jewish man. Based on not very...

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  • 2024
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    L'école des espions

    L'école des espions

    5.9 2024 HD

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  • 2004
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    25 Degrees in Winter

    25 Degrees in Winter

    5 2004 HD

    An Ukranian woman enters Belgium illegally and hides in the van of a driver abandoned by his wife. He ends up helping her to find her husband who had...

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  • 2011
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    Coriolanus

    Coriolanus

    5.854 2011 HD

    Caius Martius, aka Coriolanus, is an arrogant and fearsome general who has built a career on protecting Rome from its enemies. Pushed by his...

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  • 2011
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    Here

    Here

    5.3 2011 HD

    Set against the gorgeous landscape of Armenia, Here chronicles a brief but intense relationship between an American satellite-mapping engineer...

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  • 2022
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    Simone: Woman of the Century

    Simone: Woman of the Century

    8 2022 HD

    Simone Veil's life story through the pivotal events of Twentieth Century. Her childhood, her political battles, her tragedies. An intimate and epic...

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  • 2002
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    Aram

    Aram

    5.4 2002 HD

    Aram, an ex-soldier from the Armenian cause, has come to France to close an arms deal under secret service surveillance. Held responsible and...

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  • 2023
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    For My Country

    For My Country

    6.1 2023 HD

    Aissa, a young officer of Algerian origin, tragically loses his life during a fresher initiation ritual at the prestigious French military academy of...

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  • 2023
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    The Blue Caftan

    The Blue Caftan

    7.3 2023 HD

    Halim has been married to Mina for a long time, with whom he runs a traditional caftan store in the medina (old town) of Salé, Morocco. The...

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  • 2007
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    Strangers

    Strangers

    6.1 2007 HD

    Six days in the lives of an Israeli living in a kibbutz and a Palestinian living in Paris, which starts with an accidental meeting in the Berlin...

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  • 2004
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    Viva Algeria

    Viva Algeria

    5.9 2004 HD

    This movie portrays three women living in today's Algeria between modern society and Islamic fundamentalism, self-determination and dependence....

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  • 2013
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    Goodbye Morocco

    Goodbye Morocco

    5.1 2013 HD

    Tangier. Dounia decides to sell on the black market the antiques uncovered on the building site she manages. She hopes to raise enough money to be...

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  • 2022
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    The Love

    The Love

    6.9 2022 HD

    Rotterdam, the Moroccan-Dutch Karim tells his parents that he is attracted to men. After years of keeping up appearances, the word is finally out....

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  • 2013
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    Rock the Casbah

    Rock the Casbah

    6.3 2013 HD

    The whole family is reunited when Sofia comes back for his father's funeral. Quickly, inner problems are revealed.

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  • 2023
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    You Promised Me the Sea

    You Promised Me the Sea

    5.7 2023 HD

    Rennes, nowadays. Saïd still lives with his parents. He is having a secret affair with Vincent. Unable to face his family, he agrees to an...

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  • 2009
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    Occupation

    Occupation

    7.8 2009 HD

    Three ex-servicemen return to Basra, each for a different reason.

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  • 2009
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    Bajo el mismo cielo

    Bajo el mismo cielo

    2 2009 HD

    A pair of Moroccan immigrants in Spain splits apart. He returns to Morocco because he only find precarious jobs and his wife decides to stay. Their...

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  • 2013
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    The Marchers

    The Marchers

    6.4 2013 HD

    In 1983, in France experiencing intolerance and racial violence , three young teens and the priest Minguettes launching a largely peaceful march for...

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  • 2024
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    Amal: A free spirit

    Amal: A free spirit

    7.5 2024 HD

    An idealistic and passionate literature teacher in a suburban Brussels school becomes the target of intense hostility from students and colleagues...

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  • 2024
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    Rabia

    Rabia

    1 2024 HD

    Driven by the promise of a new life, Jessica (19) and her best friend Laila left for Syria to join DAECH. But when they arrive, they find themselves...

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  • 2024
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    Des blessures invisibles

    Des blessures invisibles

    6.7 2024 HD

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  • 2022
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    Champion

    Champion

    6.6 2022 HD

    At 24 years old, Zack has all the appearances of a young man who feels good in his own skin. His secret is well kept. He's talented carpenter, he...

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  • 2017
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    Buğday

    Buğday

    5.6 2017 HD

    The global corporations have established cities and agricultural zones in areas where the climate is relatively good. These cities are populated by...

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  • 2011
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    Tout le monde descend

    Tout le monde descend

    1 2011 HD

    Pierre-Antoine has a senior position at a famous consultancy firm. When his bosses are arrested for fraud, he must take on a simple position as an...

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  • 2021
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    Life Suits Me Well

    Life Suits Me Well

    7.5 2021 HD

    Mid-1990s, little town in Morocco and seemingly ordinary family. Fouad is dedicated to his work in local postal services. He is climbing the signal...

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  • 1999
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    Les siestes Grenadine

    Les siestes Grenadine

    1 1999 HD

    Wahid and his daughter Soufiya return to Tunisia after a long stay in West Africa.Wahid would like to transform Soufiya into a real Tunisian, a true...

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  • 2016
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    Ustica: The Missing Paper

    Ustica: The Missing Paper

    5.5 2016 HD

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  • 2016
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    My Revolution

    My Revolution

    6.5 2016 HD

    The Arab Spring in Paris: Head over heels in love, Marwann, aged 14, hopes to win over Sygrid by cleverly re-inventing himself as a revolutionary....

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  • 2024
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    Maldoror

    Maldoror

    1 2024 HD

    Belgium, 1995. The disturbing disappearance of two young girls upsets the population and triggers an unprecedented media frenzy. Paul Chartier, an...

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  • 2017
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    Light Thereafter

    Light Thereafter

    7 2017 HD

    Pavel, an emotionally volatile and socially alienated young man, sets off across Europe in search of his idol, the enigmatic painter Arnaud....

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  • 2024
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    Joaquin Phoenix: An Actor of Extremes

    Joaquin Phoenix: An Actor of Extremes

    6.8 2024 HD

    The story of the rise to stardom of Joaquin Phoenix, an actor of magnetic physique, tumultuous past, socially committed, who for years has offered...

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  • 2017
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    Lola Pater

    Lola Pater

    6.2 2017 HD

    When his mother dies, Zino decides to look for his father, Farid. But twenty-five years ago, Farid became Lola.

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  • 2018
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    Mary Magdalene

    Mary Magdalene

    6.3 2018 HD

    In the first century, free-spirited Mary Magdalene flees the marriage her family has arranged for her, finding refuge and a sense of purpose in a...

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  • 2008
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    Une chaîne pour deux

    Une chaîne pour deux

    1 2008 HD

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  • 2009
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    Sisters

    Sisters

    5.3 2009 HD

    Lyon, France in 1970s, Sibylle, Corinne, and Georgette are sisters who share everything, as they live with their Italian mother. Sibylle is the only...

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  • 2017
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    Catch the Wind

    Catch the Wind

    5.9 2017 HD

    Edith, a 45-year-old textile factory worker, sees her life turned upside down by the company’s downsizing measures. Estranged from her son and...

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  • 2017
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    Ruby Is Dead

    Ruby Is Dead

    5.7 2017 HD

    The body of a teenager is found in a river.

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  • 2017
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    Above the Law

    Above the Law

    6 2017 HD

    Frank Valken, high-flying robber, has just made a final masterful break. At least that’s what he believes… Ideal suspects, Valken and...

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  • 2018
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    A Bluebird in My Heart

    A Bluebird in My Heart

    5.9 2018 HD

    An ex-con's attempts to live a quiet life are derailed when the daughter of the woman sheltering him is the victim of a vicious attack.

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  • 2018
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    Sofia

    Sofia

    6.2 2018 HD

    Sofia, 20, lives with her parents in Casablanca. Suffering from pregnancy denial, she finds herself breaking the law by giving birth to a baby out of...

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  • 2019
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    Hellhole

    Hellhole

    4.2 2019 HD

    Three starkly different people deal with the aftermath of the terrorist attacks in Brussels in May 2016. A Flemish doctor, whose son is a fighter jet...

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  • 2018
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    Tel Aviv on Fire

    Tel Aviv on Fire

    6.7 2018 HD

    Salam, an inexperienced young Palestinian man, becomes a writer on a popular soap opera after a chance meeting with an Israeli soldier. His creative...

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  • 2013
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    Le Donne della Vucciria

    Le Donne della Vucciria

    5 2013 HD

    In “Le Donne della Vucciria”, sixth Miu Miu Women’s Tale, Palestinian female director Hiam Abbass contemplates the transformative...

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  • 2019
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    Adam

    Adam

    6.9 2019 HD

    Abla runs a modest local bakery from her home in Casablanca where she lives alone with her 8-year-old daughter Warda. Their routine of housework and...

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  • 1998
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    Pure fiction

    Pure fiction

    1 1998 HD

    Film based on the infamous 'Marc Dutroux' case that shook Belgium to its core.

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  • 2018
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    Lockdown

    Lockdown

    6 2018 HD

    In his own natural habitat, the infamous Brussels' neighbourhood Molenbeek that appeared in the international news several times after terrorist...

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  • 2022
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    Rebel

    Rebel

    7.9 2022 HD

    Kamal resolves to change his life for the better, and so leaves Belgium to help victims of the war in Syria. But when he arrives, he is forced to...

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  • 2002
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    A Day in the Life of French Cinema

    A Day in the Life of French Cinema

    1 2002 HD

    Documentary showing one day of work of over 90 actors and filmmakers from French cinema on the same day. On 27 March 2002, 27 teams filmed actors,...

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  • 2009
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    Occupation

    Occupation

    1 2009 HD

    A powerful, affecting drama that spans the five years following the invasion of Iraq in 2003. Follow the lives of three soldiers and friends as they...

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  • 2014
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    The Honourable Woman

    The Honourable Woman

    7.4 2014 HD

    Nessa Stein, the daughter of a Zionist arms procurer who as a child witnessed his assassination. Now an adult, Nessa inherits her father's company...

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  • 2021
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    Ganglands

    Ganglands

    7.2 2021 HD

    Mehdi, a qualified robber, and Liana, an apprentice thief, get involved in a turf war between drug dealers, and have to collaborate in order to save...

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  • 2016
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    Trepalium

    Trepalium

    6 2016 HD

    The economic situation is a nightmare: only 20% of the population is employed. The Actives live inside the city. On the fringes, in the Zone, live...

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  • 2009
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    Suite noire

    Suite noire

    5.1 2009 HD

    Step into a world of seedy seduction, sinister plots, bloody murder, and hard vengeance: the pulp-fueled realm of "Suite Noire."

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  • 2017
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    Banking District

    Banking District

    6.3 2017 HD

    Summer 2011: the Swiss financial market is abuzz with the news that Paul Béguelin, the director-general of the private bank Béguelin,...

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  • 2017
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    The Frozen Dead

    The Frozen Dead

    6.356 2017 HD

    A horrific discovery in a small town nestled high in the French Pyrenees begins to unravel a dark mystery that has been hidden for years. On an...

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  • 2015
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    Accusé

    Accusé

    7.5 2015 HD

    Six stories about six people facing accusations in court.

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  • 2018
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    The Crimson Rivers

    The Crimson Rivers

    6.6 2018 HD

    Old-school police detective Pierre Niemans and his former student Camille Delaunay tackle complex, brutal murder cases.

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  • 2018
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    The Little Drummer Girl

    The Little Drummer Girl

    7.053 2018 HD

    Brilliant young actress Charlie strikes up an acquaintance with an intriguing stranger while on holiday in Greece, but it rapidly becomes apparent...

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  • 2020
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    Cheyenne & Lola

    Cheyenne & Lola

    7 2020 HD

    Just released from prison six months ago, Cheyenne is cleaning ferries while dreaming of fleeing to the Amazon. Lola is a stunning, selfish Parisian...

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  • 2019
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    The Collapse

    The Collapse

    8 2019 HD

    What if the terrible general "collapse" of our civilization, the collapse everyone is talking about right now, really happened soon? Several...

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  • 2019
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    The Traveller

    The Traveller

    7 2019 HD

    Hunting down killers to help bereaved families get justice is more than just a job; it’s a duty for Thomas Bareski, a retired, hotshot police...

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