Directing
Djigui Diarra
Juvisy-sur-Orge, Essonne, France
Department: Directing
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
Prominent works featuring Djigui Diarra
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The Young Karl Marx
2017
TMDB3.4
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K.O.
2017
TMDB2.7
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Le Marchand de sable
2023
TMDB3.0
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Malgré eux
2019
TMDB0.0
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Allô Houston
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TMDB0.0
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Clear Sky
2018
TMDB0.0
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Na tout pour elle
2016
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Just a moment
2021
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La K-Z
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La K-Z
2019
TMDB0.0
Filmography & Credits
Complete career catalog (13 titles)
| Poster | Title | Character / Role | Type | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Le Marchand de sable | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2023 |
 | Just a moment | Fousseini | Movie | 2021 |
| Just a moment | Director | Movie | 2021 |
 | Malgré eux | Mory | Movie | 2019 |
| Malgré eux | Director | Movie | 2019 |
| Malgré eux | Writer | Movie | 2019 |
| La K-Z | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2019 | |
 | Clear Sky | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2018 |
 | K.O. | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2017 |
 | The Young Karl Marx | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2017 |
 | Na tout pour elle | Ikki | Movie | 2016 |
| Na tout pour elle | Director | Movie | 2016 |
 | Allô Houston | Self / Appearance | Movie | — |