“He is one of the most touching actors we have”says Fabrice Eboué who directed him in “CoeXister”. “The figure, revealed by “H”, of an entire generation, a possible alter ego”, adds director Baya Kasmi. In “Youssef Salem is successful”, Ramzy Bedia embodies with finesse the author of a book built around the great unpacking of the little secrets of his loving family. Problem: said family feels looted and Youssef is summoned to speak on TV sets in the name of his entire community.
For this lively comedy, Baya Kasmi, co-screenwriter of Michel Leclerc, thought of “Zuckerman Delivered” by Philip Roth, with the feeling that “Arabs had no right to romance” and his own experience. “After ‘I’m yours right away’, my first film released just after the 2015 attacks, I had to talk more about the veil and integration than about my subject. » The floor is with Ramzy on a walk, that day, on a deserted Corsican beach…
At the beginning of the film, Youssef Salem is not looking for fame at all?
He even delights in failure. His only heartbreak? Failing to satisfy his father who plans him to be the biographer of great Algerian heroes like Abd el-Kader. He’s disillusioned with life, a bit of a runner, a bit of an alcoholic, a gray guy with bags under his eyes. But his strong family keeps him going. He’s not unhappy, it’s fine.
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