Walid Afkir’s Typical Vibe
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Walid Afkir has 4 titles in the CriticCrunch catalog across a career spanning the 2000s through the 2020s.
Recurring themes

Saint-Jacques… La Mecque
2005
Comedy · Drama

Wonder Boys
2000
Comedy · Drama

Look at Me
2004
Comedy · Drama

Funny People
2009
Comedy · Drama

The Banger Sisters
2002
Comedy · Drama

Caterina in the Big City
2003
Comedy · Drama

Sorry, Baby
2025
Drama · Comedy

American Fiction
2023
Comedy · Drama

George, host of a television show focusing on literature, receives videos shot on the sly that feature his family, along with disturbing drawings that are difficult to interpret. He has no idea who has made and sent him the videos. Progressively, the contents of the videos become more personal, indicating that the sender has known George for a long time.
Dir. Michael Haneke · With Daniel Auteuil, Juliette Binoche, Annie Girardot
Lila, grows up in the high-rises of the Marolles in Brussels. Along with her sister and her friends, she dreams of becoming a dancer and revolutionising the world of hip-hop. While her friends stay in Brussels, Lila leaves everything - comfort, family - behind to go to Paris, where she is certain her persistence will pay off. Except that life in Paris quickly takes an unexpected turn. The woman who dreamed of being a choreographer ends up as a lap dancer in a rap video, and that’s only the beginning of her disillusionment. After a chance meeting with a drama teacher, she bears her heart and soul on stage and begins doing stand-up. This time, her unusual dedication leads her to find her calling. However, she still has to fight one final battle: convincing her father that she has made the right choice.
Dir. Ludovic Colbeau-Justin, Nawell Madani · With Nawell Madani, François Berléand, Mimoun Benabderrahmane
Clémence, the fearless mayor of a town near Paris, is completing the final term of her political career. With her faithful right-hand man Yazid, she has long fought for this town plagued by inequality, unemployment and slumlords. However, when Clémence is approached to become Minister, her ambition arises, questioning her devotion and commitment to her citizens. Will her political integrity and election promises survive her newly found ambition?
Dir. Thomas Kruithof · With Isabelle Huppert, Reda Kateb, Naidra Ayadi
The Three Wise Men – Balthazar, Melchior and Gaspard – are on their way to Bethlehem to pay homage to the infant Jesus when they are suddenly, an inexplicably, transported two thousand years into the future. They find themselves walking the streets of Paris, where they encounter a young woman called Macha who, they are convinced, will lead them to the newborn Messiah.
Dir. Didier Bourdon, Bernard Campan · With Didier Bourdon, Bernard Campan, Pascal Légitimus