“A Real Breath of Fresh Air”: Rating 3.9 out of 5 This is the best movie starring Ahmed Silla

Comedian and actor Ahmed Silla stars this week in the comedy-drama Comme un prince, in which he stars alongside Mallory Vanek, Julia Piaton, Habib Dembele, Igor Gottsman, Antoine Guy, Olivier Rosemberg, Malika Azgag and Jonathan Cohen.

The first feature film directed by actor Ali Mariar (Candice Renoir, Family Business), the film tells the story of 27-year-old Suleiman, a boxing champion, who is fully preparing for the Olympics with the French team. The latter sees his next downfall when he breaks bones in his hands after a bar fight.

Excluded from the team, he is sent to the Château de Chambord, where he must perform his 400 hours of community service collecting waste in the gardens. Initially indifferent to the place, Suleiman becomes interested in the castle, the people who work there. His meeting with Melissa, a young teenager with a special talent for boxing, throws his plans into question.

Ahmed Sila has a career in front of the camera spanning more than 10 years, with 20 serials and films as an actor.

From his debut in the horror-comedy “The Aim of the Dead with Alban Lenoir”, to the adaptation of the successful comic La Guerre des Lulus, including the comedies Jumeaux mais pas trop, Inséparables, Les Femmes du Square, Le Dindon or our very small. In marriage, the young 33-year-old actress plays roles.

But which is the best film in Ahmed Silas filmography?

It’s Ludovic Bernard’s comedy L’Ascension (2017) starring Ahmed Silla, rated best by AlloCiné viewers. With 6,946 ratings, including 486 reviews, L’Ascension has an average rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars.

The actor’s first major role, “Rise” follows Sam, a young man who leaves his public housing project for the love of Nadia (Alyssa Bellaid) to climb the mythical 8,848 meters that make Everest the roof of the world. A departure that excites his friends, then the whole of 9-3 and soon the whole of France follows with emotion the exploits of this ordinary but loving young man. The result is a message of hope: everyone can invent their own future, because anything is possible.

In 2017, The Ascension, presented in competition at the Alpe d’Huez International Comedy Film Festival, brought 1.13 million viewers to French theaters and launched Ahmed Silas’ film career. Ludovic Bernard Adapts the book by Nadir Danduni”Loser on the Roof of the World”. This incredible story is indeed inspired by a true story, even if the director moved away from the source material.

Ludovic Bernard explains that he has not read Dandun’s book. “I hadn’t read the book, and I still haven’t, because I wanted to get rid of it in my film. I only heard about this story when it was published in 2008. C This is a scenario that has already been. Quoted in Cité du Cinéma for some time…“For example, Sam and Nadia’s romance does not appear in an autobiographical novel.

Did Ahmed Silla really climb Mount Everest?

Although the actor did not actually climb Everest, the film was at least partially shot in Nepal, but not on the roof of the world, which was too dangerous. The team took a helicopter tour of the location in January (one of the coldest months) to shoot there in the spring.

The team also went to Chamonix mainly because there was not enough snow in Nepal. “We walked around the Aiguille du Goûter, a place very similar to the summit of Mount Everest. This is where we brought the totem and recreated the intermediate camps that the mountaineers in the film go through. Paradoxically, it was more difficult in Chamonix than in Nepal, as we were actually waist deep in snow, which is not very convenient for work!“, the director explains in the press conference.

“A real breath of fresh air.”

With a majority score of 4/5, the film has been described as “a real breath of fresh air”, “a sensitive film”, “a good bit of fun”, “moving” or even “a new feel-good film”. ” by Internet users who wrote a review.

The vast majority of the latter appreciate the provisionAhmed Silla : for Aymen B “Ahmed Silla and Alisa Bellaid transmit the joy and warmth – too often hidden – of the inhabitants of the 93 and all the suburbs of France!”, and for Serge V “Ahmed Silla is excellent and brings his capital sympathy”. for the role,” benoitG80 notes that “Ahmed Silla is quite believable,” and MatPunisherX writes that “Ahmed was the perfect actor for this film.” Finally, Adrien credits him with “boosting Ahmed Silla’s very good career as Omar Sy.”

The actress will meet the filmmaker very soon Ludovic Bernard For the comedy Ici et là-bas, presented in competition during the 27th edition of the Alpe d’Huez Festival.

Ahmed Silla shares the poster with Hakim Cemilly and Hugo Becker. The film tells the story of Adrien, who has lived in Senegal for fifteen years, he forms a happy mixed couple with his wife Aminata. Returning to France due to a visa problem, he is greeted by Sekou, his wife’s cousin who lives in Paris and is of Senegalese descent. Although it takes time to find a way to return, Adrien will have to reunite with Sékus, who will take him to the terroirs of France. Between Adrien, who is more Senegalese than his cousin, and Sekou, who will meet the customers’ gaze for the first time, the duo are in for a lot of surprises. The film is scheduled to be released in theaters on April 17.