Djigui Diarra
Biography
Djigui Diarra grew up in Grigny, in the Paris suburbs. As a child, he spent his time watching Hong Kong movies with his father. Today, he is inspired by directors such as Ken Loach, Souleymane Cissé, Spike Lee, or John Woo to create his own universe in his films. As an actor, Djigui played in the series Julie Lescaut, Fabrice Gobert's film K.O, and Raoul Peck's The Young Karl Marx. Djigui has directed three short films, Utopia (France television prize) Na tout pour elle (purchased by TV5 Monde) and recently Malgré eux selected at the Cannes Film Festival.
Known For & Full Filmography8 Titles
Movie - 2019, 2h 15m • as Mory
In the french neighbourhood of Rosières, a police officer shot a mother during an intervention. Since then, Mory, Toussaint, and Ali, the victim's son, have been trying to continue living.
Movie - 2017, 2h 15m • Main Cast Role
26 year-old Karl Marx embarks with his wife, Jenny, on the road to exile. In 1844 in Paris, he meets Friedrich Engels, an industrialist’s son, who has been investigating the sordid birth of the British working class. Engels, the dandy, provides the last piece of the puzzle to the young Karl Marx’s new vision of the world. Together, between censorship and the police’s repression, riots and political upheavals, they will lead the labor movement during its development into a modern era.
Movie - 2017, 2h 15m • Main Cast Role
A CEO for a television channel finds his life torn apart after he wakes up from coma.
Movie - 2024, 2h 15m • Main Cast Role
A disillusioned cop, used to crisscrossing the nearby suburbs of Paris, confronts himself during the lockdown with a man he had misjudged. The police officer's arrest turns into intimidation and violence. This meeting will call into question his profession and his life.
Movie - 2023, 2h 15m • Main Cast Role
Marked by years of prison, Djo, a parcel delivery man in the Paris suburbs, lives modestly with his mother and daughter. One day, an aunt who has just fled the Ivorian conflict arrives at their home with her three children. In a hurry, Djo manages to find them a place to live. But faced with the growing demand and with the prospect of offering a decent life to his daughter, Djo switches and becomes a sleep merchant.
Movie - 2018, 2h 15m • Main Cast Role
Jérémy, paratrooper, returns from Central Africa after the death of his brother in arms, Sofiane. He finds himself at his mother's house, who does not know how to help him to get back on his feets . The daily slowly resumes its course, but Jeremy remains haunted by the death of his friend.
Movie - 2016, 2h 15m • as Ikki
The story of a son who would do everything to fulfill his mother's last wish: to die in Mali.
Movie - 2021, 2h 15m • as Fousseini
Fousseini, a young painter, struggles to make a living from his passion. Suffering from not being supported by his family , his only moments of breathing come when he reunites with Assata, a young Mauritanian student finishing her studies in France. But Assata hides a heavy secret, the young man will eventually discover what will link their two destinies.