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    Ziad Bakri

    1980-03-27 (44 years old) in Jaffa, Palestine

    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.

    Movies

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    The Sand Castle
    0 %|Dec 7, 2024
    Drama, Mystery, Thriller
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    Meet the Barbarians
    62.69 %|Sep 18, 2024
    Comedy, Drama
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    The Strangers' Case
    0 %|Feb 23, 2024
    Drama
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    Mar Mama
    0 %|Dec 18, 2023
    Drama
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    Ganapath
    30 %|Oct 20, 2023
    Action, Thriller
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    Profeti
    55 %|Jan 26, 2023
    Drama
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    The Weekend Away
    60 %|Mar 3, 2022
    Thriller, Mystery
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    Amira
    63 %|Oct 19, 2021
    Drama
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    The Translator
    57 %|Oct 13, 2021
    Thriller
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    Arnoos
    0 %|Oct 1, 2021
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    Tala'Vision
    10 %|Jan 18, 2021
    Drama
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    Give Up the Ghost
    50 %|Aug 29, 2019
    Drama
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    Screwdriver
    68 %|Sep 5, 2018
    Drama
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    Bonboné
    54 %|Mar 15, 2018
    Drama, Comedy
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    Personal Affairs
    49 %|Mar 1, 2017
    Drama
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    Mare Nostrum
    10 %|Oct 26, 2016
    Drama
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    Blind Sun
    48 %|Apr 20, 2016
    Mystery, Thriller, Horror, Drama
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    Self Made
    50 %|Jun 16, 2014
    Drama
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    Water
    40 %|Jan 1, 2012
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    Miral
    58 %|Sep 15, 2010
    Drama, History
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    Sense of Morning
    0 %|Sep 4, 2010
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    Zion and His Brother
    50 %|Jan 17, 2009
    Drama

    Series

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    The Bureau
    81.98 %|Apr 27, 2015
    Crime, Drama