Mabrouk El Mechri

Mabrouk El Mechri ( born September 18, 1976 in Versailles, France ) is a French film director and screenwriter of Tunisian origin.

Life

His first work as a director and screenwriter were three short films directed El Mechri in the years 1998, 2000 and 2003. In 2005, he was with the film Virgil his feature film debut. In 2006 was followed by a direct-to- DVD production titled Stand Up!. In 2007 he made ​​his first appearance as an actor in and took a role in the production Gomez vs.. Tavarès.

In 2008 he directed the film JCVD, which was nominated for the Golden Palm. In this tragi-comedy lead actor Jean -Claude Van Damme plays himself since 2010 El Mechri is involved as a director on the television series Maison close. In 2012, he was with the action thriller The Cold Light of Day his Hollywood debut.