Aïssa Maïga

Actress

May 25, 1975 (51 years)

Dakar, Senegal

Biography

Aïssa Maïga is a Senegal-born French actress, director, writer, producer, and activist. Maïga has worked with major auteurs like Michael Haneke, Abderrahmane Sissako and Michel Gondry, and recently starred in Chiwetel Ejiofor’s directorial debut.

Filmography

7.1

Police Commissioner Moulin

Dolly

The series follows the adventures of lighthearted Jean-Paul Moulin, a police Commissaire, and his team as they solve crimes.

3.3

Victoires de la musique

Self

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7.4

Burger Quiz

Self

A French humorous game show taking place in a burger restaurant which is managed by the TV host.

7.9

The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind

Agnes Kamkwamba

Against all the odds, a thirteen year old boy in Malawi invents an unconventional way to save his family and village from famine.

5.3

Les Cordier, juge et flic

Aline

The Cordier fight in family against the crime: the father is police captain, the son, investigating judge and the girl, a journalist.

8.0

Mystery in Paris

Henriette

Follows a series of ghastly murders that occur in the most iconic places in the City of Light, centering around the women of the Belle Époque.

6.8

Paris Je T'aime

Sophie (segment "Place des Fetes")

Olivier Assayas, Gus Van Sant, Wes Craven and Alfonso Cuaron are among the 20 distinguished directors who contribute to this collection of 18 stories, each exploring a different aspect of Parisian life. The colourful characters in this drama include a pair of mimes, a husband trying to choose between his wife and his lover, and a married man who turns to a prostitute for advice.

7.4

Exterminate All the Brutes

Hybrid docuseries offering an expansive exploration of the exploitative and genocidal aspects of European colonialism, from America to Africa, and its impact on society today.

5.3

HOUBA! On the Trail of the Marsupilami

Clarisse Iris

When reporter Dan Geraldo arrives in Palombia to hunt for a scoop, he never suspects that he is about to make an incredible discovery... With his resourceful local guide Pablito, D an has one surprise after another during a thrilling adventure that allows him to bring the world some spectacular news: the Marsupilami, a mythical and mischievous animal, really does exist! You too will believe in furry tails!

6.3

The Fear Index

Marieme Sagnane

Dr. Alex Hoffman, an American ex-pat physicist, creates an AI-driven system that exploits fear in the financial markets and operates at lightning speed to make big returns. But on the day of launch, Alex’s sanity is shaken after he is viciously attacked at his home by a man who knows all of his security codes. After more unexplained occurrences, Alex becomes convinced he’s being framed.

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Piquantes !

Self - Guest

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7.0

Caché

Chantal

George, host of a television show focusing on literature, receives videos shot on the sly that feature his family, along with disturbing drawings that are difficult to interpret. He has no idea who has made and sent him the videos. Progressively, the contents of the videos become more personal, indicating that the sender has known George for a long time.

8.5

Cherchez la femme !

(voice)

No description available

6.8

The African Doctor

Anne Zantoko

1975. When Seyolo Zantoko, a doctor from the Congo who has managed, along with his family, to flee tyranny, is hired by the mayor of a small town in northern France, he begins a struggle to adapt to a new life and gain the trust of the prejudiced villagers.

6.7

Code Unknown

Black Girl with Blonde Hair

A series of events unfold like a chain reaction, all stemming from a minor event that brings the film's five characters together. Set in Paris, France, Anne is an actress whose boyfriend Georges photographs the war in Kosovo. Georges' brother, Jean, is looking for the entry code to Georges' apartment. These characters' lives interconnect with a Romanian immigrant and a deaf teacher.

6.7

Russian Dolls

Kassia

Five years after their summer together in Barcelona, Xavier, William, Wendy, Martine and Isabelle reunite.

7.2

Don't Worry, I'm Fine

Léa

A 19-year-old searches for her twin brother after he runs away from home, following a fight with their father.

5.9

Promised Sky

Marie

Marie, Naney, and Jolie live together in Tunis, sheltering Kenza, a shipwreck survivor. As this unorthodox family forms, crises make each woman reconsider her place.

6.4

I Do

Kirsten Hansen, l'assistante de la directrice

Life is easy for 43-year-old Luis, a happy single guy, fulfilled in his job of star nose with a perfume creation company, cosseted by his mother and five sisters. It could have lasted for a whole life, but fed up with mollycoddling and helping him, his mother and sisters decide it's time he got married, and the sooner the better!

5.8

He Even Has Your Eyes

Salimata Aloka

When Sali and Paul Aloka, a Black couple, adopted Benjamin, their white son, they knew they were heading into unchartered territory, right until the day Benjamin announces he wants to meet his birth parents.