Saleh Bakri
Saleh Bakri | |
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صالح بكري | |
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Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 2007–present |
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Saleh Bakri (
Theater and film career
Bakri performed in Death and the Maiden directed by Juliano Mer-Khamis.
In 2007, Bakri appeared in his first two films: The Band's Visit, and Salt of this Sea by Annemarie Jacir, which premiered at Cannes in 2008. Salt of this Sea was Bakri's debut performance in an Arab film and went on to be Palestine's official submission for the Academy Awards. The Band's Visit also won numerous prizes and awards. The following year he portrayed Elia Suleiman's father Fouad in The Time That Remains.
In 2011, Bakri appeared in
Bakri was the protagonist of
In 2021 Bakri's film The Present was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film.[8]
In 2022, Bakri played the protagonist in The Blue Caftan, directed by Maryam Touzani.[9]
Selected filmography
Year | Title | Role | Director(s) | Notes |
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2007 | The Band's Visit | Khaled | Eran Kolirin | Original title: Bikur Ha-Tizmoret |
2008 | Salt of this Sea | Emad | Annemarie Jacir | Original title: Milh Hadha al-Bahr |
2008 | Laila's Birthday | Prisoner | Rashid Masharawi | Original title: Eid milad Laila |
2009 | The Time That Remains | Fuad | Elia Suleiman | |
2011 | The Source | Sami | Radu Mihăileanu | Original title: La Source des Femmes |
2011 | Fireworks | Saleh | Giacomo Abbruzzese | |
2012 | When I Saw You | Layth | Annemarie Jacir | Original title: Lamma Shoftak |
2013 | Salvo | Salvo Mancuso | Fabio Grassadonia and Antonio Piazza | |
2014 | Giraffada | Yacine | Rani Massalha | |
2015 | Rattle the Cage | Talal | Majid Al Ansari | Original title: Zinzana |
2017 | Wajib | Shadi | Annemarie Jacir | |
2017 | Bonboné | Rakan Mayasi | Short film | |
2018 | The Tower | Yehia | Mats Grorud | Animated film |
2019 | My Zoe | Akil | Julie Delpy | |
2019 | Dialogue with the Unseen | Valerio Rocco Orlando | ||
2020 | The Present | Yusef | Farah Nabulsi | Short film |
2021 | Costa Brava, Lebanon | Mounia Akl | Completed | |
2022 | Grasshoppers | Nijm | Brad Bischoff | Completed |
2022 | The Blue Caftan | Halim | ||
2023 | The Teacher | Basem |
References
- ^ Barlow, Helen (October 2, 2013). "Salvo: Saleh Bakri interview". SBS. Retrieved February 6, 2018.
- ^ "Interview with Saleh Bakri: The Palestinian actor tells Frank Barat why fame will not change him - or his passion for justice for his people". New Internationalist. December 2013. Retrieved 2023-12-29.
- ^ "Saleh Bakri will shine a light on Palestinian cinema at the Arab Film Festival in Australia | Al Bawaba". al-Bbawaba. 3 June 2015. Retrieved 2023-12-29.
- ^ "When I Saw You - The Film لما شفتك". Facebook. Retrieved 2013-04-22.
- ^ Michael Rosser (23 May 2013). "Salvo wins Cannes Critics' Week". Screen Daily. Retrieved 19 May 2014.
- ^ Palestinian playwright Dalia Taha "You want stories of suffering , "The Guardian" retrieved February 13, 2016
- ^ Caroline Corbetta (18 June 2019). "Dialogue with the Unseen". Domus. Retrieved 18 June 2019.
- ^ Oscar-nominated Palestinian film ‘The Present’ debuts on Netflix
- ^ Linden, Sheri (2023-09-10). "'The Teacher' Review: A Debut Feature's Eye-Opening Dramatization of Life in Occupied Palestine". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2023-09-10.
External links
- Saleh Bakri at IMDb