Cergy: Samy Belkessa plays Saïd in the musical “La Haine”

“The important thing is not the fall, it’s the landing”, was one of the cult lines from the film Hatedirected by Mathieu Kassovitzreleased in movie theater in May 1995. Thirty years later, this film which describes a youth popular idle is adapted in musical comedy by the director of the feature film himself. The actor Samy Belkessanative Cergy (Val d’Oise), plays one of the main roles, that of Said.

An atypical journey

The Cergyssois plays a young man of North African origin, mediator between his two friends Vinz (Alexander Ferrario) And Hubert (Alivor). “When I was little, I wanted to be a clown,” smiles Samy, who has always been interested in the world of entertainment.

Attracted by cinema, a particularly closed universe, the Valdoisian began to make his own short films from college. His guidance counselor then suggested that he take his Professional Bachelor… in trade and in restoration. “I was able to practice doing my little jokes to clients », laughs the young actor.

Actor “a little by chance”

Samy Belkessa has never taken theater lessons. “Every actor must have something innate in themselves,” he believes.

For his first steps on the big screen, he confides having obtained the role “a little by chance “.

Featured in the film Anti-squat of Nicolas Silholafter having applied by seeing an ad on Facebook, he was offered one of the main roles by the director. He then responded to Peter Richard In The most beautiful for dancing. Among some 4,000 candidatesSamy Belkessa was able to convince Mathieu Kassovitz to offer him the role of Saïd “the third of (his) career”.

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