Hafsia Herzi facts for kids
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Hafsia Herzi
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Hafsia Herzi at the 2018 Cabourg Film Festival
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| Born | 25 January 1987 Manosque, France
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| Occupation | Actress, film director |
| Years active | 2007–present |
Hafsia Herzi (born 25 January 1987) is a French actress, screenwriter, and director. She is best known for her debut role in the award-winning Franco-Tunisian feature The Secret of the Grain for which she won the award for most promising actress at the César Awards 2008, and the Marcello Mastroianni award, for best emerging actor/actress at the 64th Venice International Film Festival.
Early life
Herzi is of Tunisian descent from her father and Algerian from her mother, and is the youngest of a family of four children (two brothers and a sister, Dalila). After her parents' divorce, her father remarried in Algeria. Her mother lives in Marseille, where Herzi grew up.
Career
Acting
Herzi's film debut is 2007's The Secret of the Grain. She has also appeared in 2011's House of Tolerance.
Aside from her French film work, she has also appeared in American independent films War Story and This Teacher.
Filmmaking
In 2019, Herzi directed her first feature film, You Deserve a Lover. In June 2021, her second feature, Bonne mère, was selected to compete in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2021 Cannes Film Festival. At Cannes, it won the Ensemble Prize in the Un Certain Regard section.
Personal life
Herzi has a son with her partner, cyclist Nacer Bouhanni.
Selected filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2007 | The Secret of the Grain | Rym | César Award for Most Promising Actress Lumières Award for Most Promising Actress Marcello Mastroianni Award Shooting Stars Award |
| 2008 | Dawn of the World | Zahra | |
| A Man and His Dog | Leïla | ||
| 2009 | The King of Escape | Curly Durandot | |
| Buried Secrets | Aïcha | ||
| 2010 | The Rabbi's Cat | Zlebia | Voice |
| 2011 | Jimmy Rivière | Sonia | |
| House of Tolerance | Samira | ||
| The Source | Loubna Esmeralda | ||
| 2012 | The Inheritance | Hajar | |
| 2013 | Exit Marrakech | Karima | |
| The Marchers | Monia | ||
| On My Way | Jeanne | ||
| 2014 | Le Sac de farineh | Sarah | |
| Certifiée Halal | |||
| War Story | Hafsia | ||
| 2015 | Par accident | Amra | |
| 2017 | Des plans sur la comète | Inès | |
| Of Skin and Men | Amel | ||
| Mektoub, My Love: Canto Uno | Camélia | ||
| 2018 | Féminin plurielles | Hafsia Chouchane | |
| Black Tide | |||
| Le Banc | |||
| This Teacher | |||
| 2019 | You Deserve a Lover | Lila | Also as director |
| Mektoub My Love: Intermezzo | Camélia | ||
| Persona non grata | Iris | ||
| 2021 | Bonne Mère | Director |
See also
In Spanish: Hafsia Herzi para niños
