Hafsia Herzi
Actor
Hafsia Herzi, born in Manosque in 1987, is a French actor and director. She had her acting breakthrough in 2007 in Abdellatif Kechiche's film *The Secret of the Grain* (*La Graine et le Mulet*). For this performance, she received numerous accolades, including the Marcello Mastroianni Award at the Venice Film Festival and a César for Most Promising Actress. In addition to her work in front of the camera, Herzi has also established herself as a filmmaker. Her directorial debut, *You Deserve a Lover* (2019), premiered at the Cannes Film Festival, as did her subsequent work *Good Mother* (2021), which won an award in the Un Certain Regard section.
Films on Sooner
Three Nights a Week
2022
99 mins
Comedy, Drama, Music, Dance, Theater, Romance
When Baptiste falls for drag queen Cookie Kunty, his world turns upside down. Will he choose love or loyalty in this captivating Parisian tale?
My New Friends
2024
85 mins
Drama
A dedicated cop faces a moral dilemma when she befriends a troubled neighbor with a criminal past. Loyalty tested, lines blurred.
Jimmy Rivière
2011
86 mins
Drama
Authentic yet disturbing first feature, written by a Romani filmmaker, about life in a French Romani religious community.
War Story
2014
89 mins
Drama, Independent
A press photographer retreats to Sicily after being held captive in Libya. But even here she cannot escape her trauma.