Michel Boujenah

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Michel Boujenah (born 3 November 1952) is a French-Tunisian Jewish actor, comedian,^{[clarification needed]} film director, and screenwriter.^[1]

Life and career

Michel Boujenah was born on 3 November 1952 in Tunis, Tunisia. He is the brother of Paul Boujenah, a film director, and the uncle of actors Matthieu Boujenah and Lucie Boujenah.^[2]

Boujenah has appeared in over thirty films as well as a variety of television productions. He has also directed the films Father and Sons (2003), Trois amis (2007), and Heartstrings (2016), and written screenplays for a number of others.

Controversy

In 2017, Boujenah's invitation to appear at a Tunisian cultural festival was protested by activists involved in the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement against Israel. While Boujenah is not Israeli, he has spoken positively about Israel and said "I feel Jewish, French, Tunisian, Zionist and very close to Israel, as well as a supporter of a Palestinian state." The Tunisian Association for the Support of Minorities defended Boujenah and accused boycott promoters of antisemitism.^[3]

Selected filmography

Actor

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1985	Three Men and a Cradle	Michel
	Slices of Life	Michel Lambert
	Les Cinq Dernières Minutes	Luc Henno	Television series - 1 episode
1986	The Last Image	Simon Attal
1991	La Totale!	Simon/Marcel
1993	Le Nombril du Monde	Bajou
1995	Les Misérables	André Ziman
1996	A Summer in La Goulette	TSF
1997	XXL	Alain Berrebi
1998	Don Juan	Sganarelle
2003	Father and Sons		voice
	The Car Keys	himself
2009	Ultimatum	Victor
2012	Cendrillon au Far West	Petite Fumée	voice
2017	Scènes de ménages	Bernard	Television series - 1 episode

Director

• Father and Sons (2003)
• Trois amis (2007)
• Heartstrings (2016)

Awards and nominations

• 1985 – won the César Award for Best Supporting Actor for Three Men and a Cradle
• 1994 – nominated for the César Award for Best Actor for Le Nombril du Monde
• 2004 – nominated for the César Award for Best Debut for Father and Sons

Honours

•  Monaco : Officer of the Order of Cultural Merit (2004)^[4]

References

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