Lubna Azabal

Actress

August 15, 1973 (52 years)

Bruxelles, Belgium

Biography

Lubna Azabal is a Belgian actress, born in Brussels to a Moroccan father and a Spanish mother. After studing at the Conservatoire royal of Brussels, she began a theatrical career in Belgium. In 1997, she took her first film role when Belgian film-maker Vincent Lannoo chose her to act beside Olivier Gourmet in his short film J'adore le cinéma. She performs in both French and Arabic films. She was raised trilingual (French, Spanish and Berber). She also speaks fluent English and Arabic. Her most …

Filmography

8.1

Incendies

Nawal

A mother's last wishes send twins Jeanne and Simon on a journey to Middle East in search of their tangled roots. Adapted from Wajdi Mouawad's acclaimed play, Incendies tells the powerful and moving tale of two young adults' voyage to the core of deep-rooted hatred, never-ending wars and enduring love.

6.6

Body of Lies

Aisha's Sister Cala

The CIA’s hunt is on for the mastermind of a wave of terrorist attacks. Roger Ferris is the agency’s man on the ground, moving from place to place, scrambling to stay ahead of ever-shifting events. An eye in the sky – a satellite link – watches Ferris. At the other end of that real-time link is the CIA’s Ed Hoffman, strategizing events from thousands of miles away. And as Ferris nears the target, he discovers trust can be just as dangerous as it is necessary for survival.

6.6

The Crimson Rivers

Sabrina Harel

Old-school police detective Pierre Niemans and his former student Camille Delaunay tackle complex, brutal murder cases.

7.1

The Little Drummer Girl

Fatmeh Al-Khadar

Brilliant young actress Charlie strikes up an acquaintance with an intriguing stranger while on holiday in Greece, but it rapidly becomes apparent that his intentions are far from romantic.

7.2

Ganglands

Anissa

Mehdi, a qualified robber, and Liana, an apprentice thief, get involved in a turf war between drug dealers, and have to collaborate in order to save their loved ones.

7.0

The Traveller

Claire Elgouarch

Hunting down killers to help bereaved families get justice is more than just a job; it’s a duty for Thomas Bareski, a retired, hotshot police detective eager to reopen unsolved murder cases in a mission to find the culprits.

6.4

The Frozen Dead

Elizabeth Ferney

A horrific discovery in a small town nestled high in the French Pyrenees begins to unravel a dark mystery that has been hidden for years. On an unforgiving winter morning, a group of workers discover the headless body of a horse, hanging suspended from the edge of a frozen cliff. Commandant Martin Servaz starts investigating and soon discovers a dark story of madness and revenge.

N/A

Pompeii: Out of Time with Tom Hiddleston

Julia Felix

A historical exploration about the eruption of Vesuvius in 79 A.D. and the preserved Roman city it left behind.

7.3

The Honourable Woman

Atika Halibi

Nessa Stein, the daughter of a Zionist arms procurer who as a child witnessed his assassination. Now an adult, Nessa inherits her father's company and changes course from supplying arms to laying data cabling networks between Israel and the West Bank. Her efforts to reconcile the Israelis and Palestinians lands her an appointment to the House of Lords and creates an international political maelstrom.

6.3

Mary Magdalene

Susannah

In the first century, free-spirited Mary Magdalene flees the marriage her family has arranged for her, finding refuge and a sense of purpose in a radical new movement led by the charismatic, rabble-rousing preacher named Jesus.

5.6

Trepalium

Lisbeth

The economic situation is a nightmare: only 20% of the population is employed. The Actives live inside the city. On the fringes, in the Zone, live the Jobless. Separating them is a wall.

N/A

Occupation

Aliya Nabil

A powerful, affecting drama that spans the five years following the invasion of Iraq in 2003. Follow the lives of three soldiers and friends as they deal with the war in Iraq and life back home.

7.5

Accusé

Samia

Six stories about six people facing accusations in court.

6.9

Paradise Now

Suha

Two childhood friends are recruited for a suicide bombing in Tel Aviv.

N/A

Ardennes

Anna Charou

A psychiatrist living in seclusion in a mansion in Champagne-Ardenne is torn between caring for his patients, his work as a profiler for the police, and a past he is trying to hide.

5.8

Coriolanus

First Citizen (Tamora)

Caius Martius, aka Coriolanus, is an arrogant and fearsome general who has built a career on protecting Rome from its enemies. Pushed by his ambitious mother to seek the position of consul, Coriolanus is at odds with the masses and unpopular with certain colleagues. When a riot results in his expulsion from Rome, Coriolanus seeks out his sworn enemy, Tullus Aufidius. Together, the pair vow to destroy the great city.

7.9

The Collapse

Sofia Desmarest

What if the terrible general "collapse" of our civilization, the collapse everyone is talking about right now, really happened soon? Several destinies of individuals and families, at different times of the collapse, trying to survive as best they can in a world that is no longer running smoothly, between lack of resources (energy, food ...), riots, panic and insecurity.

7.0

A Day in the Life of French Cinema

Self

Documentary showing one day of work of over 90 actors and filmmakers from French cinema on the same day. On 27 March 2002, 27 teams filmed actors, directors, producers and technicians at work, from Hawaii to Paris and from New York to Lisbon.

6.3

The Marchers

Kheira

In 1983, in France experiencing intolerance and racial violence , three young teens and the priest Minguettes launching a largely peaceful march for equality and against racism, over 1,000 km between Marseille and Paris . Despite the difficulties and resistance encountered, their movement will bring about a real boost of hope in the way of Gandhi and Martin Luther King. They unite with their arrival more than 100 000 people from all walks of life and give France its new face.

6.9

Cheyenne & Lola

Rachida

Just released from prison six months ago, Cheyenne is cleaning ferries while dreaming of fleeing to the Amazon. Lola is a stunning, selfish Parisian without scruples who appears in the north of France to move in with her lover. When Lola murders her lover's wife, Cheyenne, an involuntary witness, knows she will be charged with the murder because of her criminal record. She is obliged to seek help from the local crime boss to get rid of the body. A favor that will drag the two women into a dangerous game of duplicity, all while making a fortune behind everyone's back.