Tahar Rahim will preside over the 48th Cesar ceremony

Is one (if not the) of the major events in French cinema. This year, the 48th edition of the César will be chaired by a French-Algerian actor with an exciting filmography, Tahar Rahim.

Academy celebrates actor who ‘conducted his career with finesse’

Tahar Rahim will be on stage at Olympia on the evening of February 24th. The news dropped this Thursday, January 5 from the Académie des César and Canal+. In a press release, the organizers painted a portrait of an actor who “She has crafted her career with finesse, moving towards rich, diverse and complex characters and new experiences. »

A painting that sums up Tahar Rahim’s career well. Indeed, the latter entered the world of cinema with a bang in 2009 by winning two Césars, that of the best male hope and of the best actor for the beautiful a prophet by Jaques Audiard. The film marked only his second appearance on the big screen. He was playing there the leading rolethat of an inmate obsessed with his conscience.

A successful filmography

The actor’s career, now aged 41 years oldwent on to great fanfare with two other major roles, the first in The past by Asghar Farhadi and the second in Grand Central by Rebecca Zlotowski alongside Léa Seydoux. In 2021, he was a member of the jury of the Cannes Film Festival under the presidency of Spike Lee.

Most recently, Tahar Rahim shared the Netflix series poster The vortex with his wife, the no less famous Leila Bekhti. His career across the Atlantic is also going very well as the actor has not only acted alongside Jodie Foster in Found guiltybut his interpretation earned him to be nominated for the prestigious Golden Globes and Bafta ceremonies.

We can’t wait for February 24th!

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