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Actor, leading man—and Brave New Hollywood mascot—Tahar Rahim (A Prophet) is a blazing star on the European film scene, but he has yet to make the official jump to a Hollywood blockbuster. THE EAGLE (starring with Channing Tatum, Jamie Bell) was not it. From our perspective, it’s a savvy move. He gets to challenge himself […]

Rising star Tahar Rahim (“The Eagle”) is set for a plum role opposite Bérénice Bejo  (“The Artist”) in the highly anticipated new film from Asghar Farhadi, who describes it as “an emotional social thriller” with numerous twists and elements of A Separation, his Oscar-winning Iranian drama. That’s an unusual mix, but color us intrigued nonetheless. Bejo recently replaced Marion Cotillard in the role, […]

Rising international thespian Tahar Rahim is quickly filling up his dance card. The star of “A Prophet” has been hand-picked by German director Fatih Akin for the leading role in “The Cut,” the conclusion of an acclaimed trilogy that includes “Head-On” (2005) and “The Edge of Heaven” (2007). “While ‘Head-On’ dealt with romance and ‘Edge […]

Actor Tahar Rahim is making waves internationally as an actor. His latest, the controversial drama “Love and Bruises“—previously known under the more provocative title “Bitch“—from Chinese director Lou Ye should cement his rising rep as a star to watch. The handsome actor gave an acclaimed, eye-opening performance that caught the film world’s attention in the […]

Brand new pictures of actor Tahar Rahim in “Black Gold” (“L’Or Noir”). Warner Bros and Universal are sharing distribution duties on this anticipated film by Tunisian entrepreneur-producer’s Tarak Ben Ammar. Directed by Jean-Jacques Annaud (“Seven Years In Tibet,” and “The Lover”), the film began production in Tunisia on October 18, 2010. The French filmmaker may […]

By: Henrick Vartanian — *BraveNewHollywood exclusive: During one-on-one interviews in Los Angeles, for his latest film The Eagle (starring Channing Tatum, Jamie Bell, and Tahar Rahim), director Kevin McDonald spoke highly of Tahar Rahim who plays the Seal Prince in the filmmaker’s gladiator-ish “quest” movie. Based on the popular novel “The Eagle of The Ninth” […]

You’d never know it by reading most Internet movie sites, but believe it or not, there are still some of us out there who enjoy seeing a film every once and a while that doesn’t rely on a supernatural slant or caped crusader saving Earth yet again… to thrill its audience. That’s why we here […]

The ever-growing status of the Sundance Film Festival has been a big destination for everything film, and the people who make them. This yearly pilgrimage is where filmmakers, and film lovers come together to present tomorrow’s cinema while getting a feel for the independent voices that may otherwise not get to be heard or seen. The Sundance […]

Freida Pinto  (“Slumdog Millionaire”) has been offered a role as an Arabian princess in “Black Thirst” to be directed by Jean-Jacques Annaud (“Enemy At The Gates” and “Seven years in Tibet”). “A Prophet” lead Tahar Rahim, plus Antonio Banderas and Mark Strong are also in talks to star in the movie, which will shoot on […]

“Un Prophete” / “A Prophet”  (Sony Pictures Classics)  Directed by Jacques Audiard. Starring: Tahar Rahim, Niels Arestrup, Adel Bencherif, Reda Kateb.   Plot: Arriving to serve six years in prison, Malik El Djebena (played byTahar Rahim) is an iliterate Arab-Corsican. The 19 year-old Malik is quickly targetted and forced into serving a Corsican mob boss inside the […]