Simon Abkarian

Simon Abkarian

Birthday:Mar 5, 1962
Place of birth:Gonesse, Val d'Oise, France

Filmography

2026
De Gaulle: The Sovereign Edge (Film 2)

De Gaulle: The Sovereign Edge (Film 2)

History Drama
Upcoming

2026

Director: Antonin Baudry

Part two of a two-part biopic following French army officer Charles De Gaulle's life and political commitment between 1940 and 1945, and trace his development towards a political career.


De Gaulle: Tilting Iron (Film 1)

De Gaulle: Tilting Iron (Film 1)

History Drama
Upcoming

2026

Director: Antonin Baudry

Part one of a two-part biopic following French army officer Charles De Gaulle's life and political commitment between 1940 and 1945, and trace his development towards a political career.

2022
Restless

Restless

Action Thriller Crime Cover-Up Thriller Police Procedural
5.8

20221h 35min

Belgium, France

Director: Régis Blondeau

After going to extremes to cover up an accident, a corrupt cop's life spirals out of control when he starts receiving threats from a mysterious witness.

2019
Someone, Somewhere

Someone, Somewhere

Drama Romance Comedy Romantic Comedy Relationship Drama
6.6

20191h 50min

Belgium, France

Director: Cédric Klapisch

Rémy and Mélanie live next door to each other in Paris but have never met. The two thirty-year-old Parisians search for connections online, but never have much success. Falling deeper into loneliness and depression, both decide to start attending regular therapy. With the help of their therapists, they uncover the real roots of their issues, and find that the connection they were both searching for is much closer than they thought.


The Swallows of Kabul

The Swallows of Kabul

Animation Drama
7.5

20191h 21min

Director: Zabou Breitman

Summer 1998—Kabul under Taliban rule. Zunaira and Mohsen are young and in love. Despite the daily violence and misery, they hope for a better future. One day, a foolish gesture causes life to take an irrevocable turn.

2017
Overdrive

Overdrive

Thriller Action Mystery Vehicle-Driven Action Investigation Suspense
5.4

20171h 33min

Belgium, France

Director: Antonio Negret

Master car thieves square off against French gangsters in the South of France with money, women and lives all on the line.

2014
Gett: The Trial of Viviane Amsalem

Gett: The Trial of Viviane Amsalem

Drama
7.7

20141h 55min

Director: Ronit Elkabetz

The trial story of Viviane Amsalem's five year fight to obtain her divorce in front of the only legal authority competent for divorce cases in Israel, the Rabbinical Court.

2007
Persepolis

Persepolis

Animation Drama Historical Drama
8.0

20071h 35min

France, United States

Director: Vincent Paronnaud

In 1970s Iran, Marjane 'Marji' Satrapi watches events through her young eyes and her idealistic family of a long dream being fulfilled of the hated Shah's defeat in the Iranian Revolution of 1979. However as Marji grows up, she witnesses first hand how the new Iran, now ruled by Islamic fundamentalists, has become a repressive tyranny on its own.

2006
Casino Royale

Casino Royale

Adventure Action Thriller Spy Action Mind Game Thriller
8.0

20062h 24min

United Kingdom, United States

Director: Martin Campbell

Le Chiffre, a banker to the world's terrorists, is scheduled to participate in a high-stakes poker game in Montenegro, where he intends to use his winnings to establish his financial grip on the terrorist market. M sends Bond—on his maiden mission as a 00 Agent—to attend this game and prevent Le Chiffre from winning. With the help of Vesper Lynd and Felix Leiter, Bond enters the most important poker game in his already dangerous career.