Mabrouk El Mechri
Director, Actor, Writer, Editor
September 18, 1976 (49 years)
Mabrouk el Mechri (born 18 September 1976) is a French director, screenwriter, and actor.
El Mechri was born in Versailles near Paris, France. He has directed a number of films. After his three shorts Mounir et Anita, Generation Cutter, and Concours de circonstance, he directed his first long feature Virgil in 2005 about the life of a boxer, followed by a comedy entitled Stand Up!. His 2008 movie entitled JCVD about Jean-Claude Van Damme and featuring him as the actor garnered Mabrouk El Mechri critical acclaim. The film, a comedy drama and at certain times biographical of Van Damme was screened at the Cannes Film Festival, 2008 Rome Film Festival (L'Altro Cinema), and the 2008 Toronto International Film Festival (Midnight Madness).
El Mechri was born in Versailles near Paris, France. He has directed a number of films. After his three shorts Mounir et Anita, Generation Cutter, and Concours de circonstance, he directed his first long feature Virgil in 2005 about the life of a boxer, followed by a comedy entitled Stand Up!. His 2008 movie entitled JCVD about Jean-Claude Van Damme and featuring him as the actor garnered Mabrouk El Mechri critical acclaim. The film, a comedy drama and at certain times biographical of Van Damme was screened at the Cannes Film Festival, 2008 Rome Film Festival (L'Altro Cinema), and the 2008 Toronto International Film Festival (Midnight Madness).
Filmography
| 2021 | |
| 2018 | |
| 2012 | The Cold Light of DayOn Plex |
| 2010 | Maison CloseOn Plex |
| 2008 | JCVDOn Plex |
| 2005 |
| 2021 | Kung Fu Zohra · as Le Manager |
| 2007 | Gomez & Tavarès, la suite · as Rachid |
| 2021 | |
| 2009 | |
| 2005 | Virgil · as Screenplay |
| 2021 |
| 2023 | Van Damme: Split Personality · as Self - Interviewee |
| 2004 | Le grand journal de Canal+ · as Self |
| 2003 | La méthode Cauet · as Self |
| 2008 | JCVD · as Scenario WriterOn Plex |