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Simon Abkarian

Simon Abkarian

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Simon Abkarian - what members say


  • Yes
  • Yes review by from Maidenhead
    Rated - 4 stars Yes please 19 May 2006
    ... modern day love story and brought out some fine performances by Joan Allen and Simon Abkarian. At time it does border on the pretentious but the film is short and almost mus...  
  • I Saw Ben Barka Get Killed
  • I Saw Ben Barka Get Killed review by IanStewart from Melton Mowbray, England
    Rated - 4 stars Complex thriller 16 September 2007
    ...roughout the film. Ben Barka himself is well played by a remarkable look-alike, Simon Abkarian. (There is newsreel footage early in the film, where we see the real ben Barka)...  

Simon Abkarian - filmography


  • Rage on DVD (2009)
    Starring: Jude Law,  Judi Dench,  Eddie Izzard
    Director: Sally Potter
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Expose of the inner lives of a group of people who work at a New York fashion house. Shot as though from a cellphone camera, events begin to unfold over a seven day period that turn what appeared to be a runway accident into a potential murder.
    Rate this: 2 stars out of 5 36% from 111 members
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  • Casino Royale on DVD (2006)
    Starring: Daniel Craig,  Judi Dench,  Jeffrey Wright
    Director: Martin Campbell
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    CASINO ROYALE introduces JAMES BOND before he holds his license to kill. But Bond is no less dangerous, and with two professional assassinations in quick succession, he is elevated to "00" status.Bond's first 007 mission takes him to Madagascar, where he is to spy on a terrorist, MOLLAKA (Sebastien ..read more »
    Rate this: 4 stars out of 5 76% from 99,213 members
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  • The Serpent on DVD (2006)
    Starring: Yvan Attal,  Clovis Cornillac,  Pierre Richard
    Director: Eric Barbier
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
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    From the writer of 'Get Carter', comes the terrifically gripping new thriller 'The Serpent'. Vincent Mandel is a photographer caught up in an ugly divorce and fighting for custody of his children. His already troubled existence is blown apart by the appearance of a ghost from his past: Joseph ..read more »
    Rate this: 3 stars out of 5 59% from 2,187 members
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  • Yes on DVD (2004)
    Starring: Joan Allen,  Simon Abkarian,  Sam Neill
    Director: Sally Potter
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    YES is the story of a passionate love affair between an American woman (Joan Allen) and a Middle-Eastern man (Simon Abkarian) in which they confront some of the greatest conflicts of our generation - religious, political and sexual. Sam Neill plays the betrayed and betraying politician husband and ..read more »
    Rate this: 2.5 stars out of 5 48% from 2,088 members
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  • Almost Peaceful (2002)
    Starring: Simon Abkarian,  Zabou,  Vincent Elbaz
    Director: Michel Deville
    Certificate: Certificate: TBC
    Jewish tailor Albert (Abkarian) and his wife Lea (Breitman) are reestablishing their business in 1946 Paris. Albert hires six people, more than he needs to meet current slow season demand, and all but Jacqueline (Lubna Azabal) are Jews who somehow survived the occupation. Slowly, tentatively they ..read more »
    Rate this: 2 stars out of 5 32% from 7 members
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Simon Abkarian - watch online


  • The Serpent to Watch Now (2006)
    Starring: Yvan Attal,  Clovis Cornillac,  Pierre Richard
    Director: Eric Barbier
    Certificate: Certificate: 15 (TBC)
    Watch now: £2.49
    Run time: 117 minutes
    Vincent Mandel is a photographer caught up in an ugly divorce and fighting for custody of his children. His already troubled existence is blown apart by the appearance of a ghost from his past: Joseph Plender. Seductive, sympathetic, Plender is nonetheless utterly ruthless, a predator motivated by ..read more »
    Rate this: 3 stars out of 5 No ratings yet. Be the first.
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Simon Abkarian facts

5 most recent films

Army of Crime - 3.0 stars
Rage - 2.0 stars
Army Of Crime - BLU-RAY Version - 3.0 stars
Persepolis - BLU-RAY Version - 3.5 stars
Persepolis - 3.5 stars

5 highest-rated films

Casino Royale - BLU-RAY Version - 4.0 stars
Casino Royale - 4.0 stars
Persepolis - 3.5 stars
Persepolis - BLU-RAY Version - 3.5 stars
The Serpent - 3.0 stars

5 lowest-rated films

Almost Peaceful - 2.0 stars
Army Of Crime - BLU-RAY Version - 3.0 stars
Army of Crime - 3.0 stars
Rage - 2.0 stars
Yes - 2.5 stars

Most frequent co-stars

Judi Dench - 4 times - show films
Ivana Milicevic - 2 times - show films
Yvan Attal - 2 times - show films
Yann Trégouët - 2 times - show films
John Leguizamo - 2 times - show films

Most frequent directors

Sally Potter - 3 times - show films
Martin Campbell - 2 times - show films
Robert Guédiguian - 2 times - show films
Robert Guediguian - 2 times - show films
Marjane Satrapi - 2 times - show films