Frangins Roschdy Zem pays tribute to his loved ones with a focus on his brother in “Les Miens” in theaters this Wednesday “Mine”: Roschdy Zem makes Sami Bouajila look like (his) family — 20 Minutes
- Roschdy Zem talks about his family after his brother’s accident with a concussion prompts him to tell his loved ones their four truths.
- The director directs himself as an egocentric TV host confronted with this brother embodied by Sami Bouajila.
- “Les Miens” is moving by the tenderness that Roschdy Zem makes feel for his loved ones.
Roschdy Zem is a great comedian ;dien that we saw recently in The Innocent by Louis Garrel andThe Children of Others by Rebecca Zlotowski. Mine, in which he directs, demonstrates that he is also an excellent director. This family chronicle evokes his loved ones and in particular his younger brother, embodied in by Sami Bouajila, who changes his behavior after having been victim of a concussion.
“This very sweet boy has suddenly started talking. tell his four truths to all his entourage, explains Roschdy Zem to 20 Minutes, and that’s what inspired the story of the film.” In his film, Roschdy Zem embodies the role of a famous and absent big brother, supported by an understanding companion played by Maïwenn. “I hope not to be as badass in real life as this TV presenter. it”s in fiction”, laughs Roschdy Zem.
A tribute full of benevolence
The actor-director fades in front of Sami Bouajila, dazzling in the skin of his younger brother, a man who breaks down social filters and confides unvarnishedly what is on his heart. a family that has infantilized him for years. “I tell about the fights and the difficulties that can divide us but my film is a tribute full of love and benevolence,”said Roschdy Zem. This is indeed what the spectator feels, feeling an immediate tenderness for the hero and his relatives, who are not always very skilful in showing their affection but are filled with great generosity.
Roschdy Zem was somewhat apprehensive about the reaction of his family to this column which reveals them to the world. And this all the more so since he did not show them the film that once finished without having them approve the screenplay he co-wrote with Maïwenn. “They reacted as I expected,” And my younger brother only said one word “thank you”, which was all I expected.” We understand that the latter was touched by this cry of fraternal love that encompasses the whole family. The scenes of exchanges between the two brothers are as powerful as those where all are reunited.
“I felt somewhat shamelessly that my family deserved to be told,” said Roschdy Zem . We are in complete agreement with him because, at When the screening ended, Mine almost became “Ours”.