
Lubna Azabal
Born August 15, 1973 · Bruxelles, Belgium
Lubna Azabal is a Belgian actress, born in Brussels to a Moroccan father and a Spanish mother. After studing at the Conservatoire royal of Brussels, she began a theatrical career in Belgium. In 1997, she took her first film role when Belgian film-maker Vincent Lannoo chose her to act beside Olivier Gourmet in his short film J'adore le cinéma. She performs in both French and Arabic films. She was raised trilingual (French, Spanish and Berber). She also speaks fluent English and Arabic. Her most widely known role is in the 2005 Golden Globe-winning Palestinian political thriller, Paradise Now. She can also be spotted in a smaller role in Ridley Scott's film Body of Lies. Azabal won the Black Pearl Award 2010 (Abu Dhabi Film Festival) for Best Actress for her role in the film Incendies. She also won the Genie Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role at the 31st Genie Awards.
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25 Degrees in Winter

Changing Times

Adam

Rebel

Buğday

Above the Law

Lockdown

Strangers

Free Men

Comme les 5 doigts de la main

Tel Aviv on Fire

Joaquin Phoenix: An Actor of Extremes

Almost Peaceful

Amal

Here

I Am Slave

You Promised Me the Sea

Far Away

Exiles

Rabia

Headwinds

Ustica: The Missing Paper

L'école des espions

Hellhole

The Marchers

Occupation

Ruby Is Dead

Betelgeuse

Lola Pater

Sofia

Somewhere in Love

Catch the Wind

Champion

The Love

Goodbye Morocco

A Turkish Case

Une chaîne pour deux

24 Bars

Aram

Les siestes Grenadine

Tout le monde descend

Light Thereafter

Bajo el mismo cielo

My Revolution

Sisters

L'île des esclaves

Life Suits Me Well

Viva Algeria

A Minute of Sun Less

Echo

Des blessures invisibles




























