Fawzi B. Saichi
Date of birth: 1951-04-09
Place of birth: Aïn Sefra, Algeria
Known for: Acting
Also known as: فوزي بسايشي, Faouzi Saichi
Biography
Fawzi B. Saichi (Arabic: فوزي بسايشي), born April 9, 1951 in Aïn Sefra, Algeria, is an Algerian actor. He is nicknamed "Rmimez" after his character in Djamel Bendeddouche's 1986 film "The Adventures of Rmimez." Fawzi has lived in Algiers since the age of 6 and made his first film appearance in Sid Ali Mazif's 1977 film "Leïla and the Others." With Rabah Laradji's 1982 film "Un Toit, Une Famille," written by Rachid Benallal, he won the Best Actor Award at the Carthage Film Festival in Tunisia. In 1986, Djamel Bendeddouche directed "The Adventures of Rmimez (مغامرات رميمز)," a musical film starring Ouardia Hamitouche and Faouzi Saichi, who performs "Rmimez" in a series of music videos, somewhere between dream and reality, meeting various figures from the young Algerian music scene of the mid-1980s. "Rmimez" would become the nickname that would follow him throughout his career. A key actor in Algerian cinema, Fawzi was also sought after by foreign filmmakers and went on to star in more than twenty television and film productions, including "Les Folles Années Du Twist" (1986), "De Hollywood à Tamanrasset" (1991), "Beur Blanc Rouge" (2006) by Mahmoud Zemmouri, "La Route d'Istanbul" by Rachid Bouchareb (2016), and others. In 2015, a tribute was paid to him in his presence and that of many Algerian cinema figures at the Kateb Yacine Regional Theater in Tizi-Ouzou. Fawzi Saïchi passed away on September 29, 2025. Algeria lost a popular artist, both respected by his colleagues and adored by the public. Through his talent, he was able to portray memorable characters and convey the soul of a national cinema seeking recognition.
Movie Credits
Dêmokratia
2001-01-02
Face to the firing squad a dictator is awaiting death. As the soldiers shoulder their rifles, the ma
White Lies
1998-08-15
Believing she comes from a wealthy family, thugs kidnap a young woman hired as an au pair in Paris.
Les Folles Années du Twist
1986-02-26
A small town in Algeria, in the years 1960-1962. Two young idle boys and rock fans, Boualem and Sala
Autumn, October In Algiers
1993-01-02
The story of a family in the instability and violence that shook Algeria during the riots of October
Cheb
1991-06-05
After a conviction for theft, Merwan was expelled from France, where he had lived since the age of o
Beur Blanc Rouge
2006-05-17
Le match France - Algérie vient chambouler le train-train de Brahim et Mouloud. Cet évènement va div
Hymne à la gazelle
2003-11-26
A lady unwittingly seeks shelter in a bar, where she attracts the unwelcome attentions of one of the
One Roof, One Family
1982-02-07
Selim Mechoubine, a young man of 28, is the eldest of a large family. In the cramped accommodation h
Après la pluie, le beau temps
2003-06-09
Rose Bonbon, a small singer of light variety with a naughty and colorful imagination, is in the glue
Lumières
1989-01-01
Long quest for a director specializing in commissioned films, who after a depression rediscovers his
Road to Istanbul
2016-02-15
Elisabeth lives a quiet live in the Belgian countryside with her young adult daughter Elodie. After
Elli Fat Mat
1989-11-15
27 years after 1962, Antoine returns to Algiers...
Leila and the Others
1977-01-02
The story of Algerian women trying to live in 1970s Algeria where the society is between conservativ
Viva Algeria
2004-04-07
This movie portrays three women living in today's Algeria between modern society and Islamic fundame
Mista
2014-06-04
Chouchou
2003-03-19
Choukri, alias Chouchou, a transvestite Maghrebi with clear eyes, comes illegally to Paris to find h
From Hollywood to Tamanrasset
1990-07-25
On the outskirts of Algiers, Algeria. the arrival of the satellite dishes governs the lives of the i
Frontières
2002-03-13
Seven Africans, one woman and six men, decide to enter Europe clandestinely to start a new life. Tog
The Honour of the Tribe
1993-01-02
Like every year in Zitouna, a bear handler passes by. With his creature, he comes to challenge the s
Bab El Oued City
1994-11-16
Bab El-Oued, a popular district of Algiers, in 1989, a few months after the riots. Boualem works at
Sombréro
1986-01-01
Sombrero is a 1986 crime comedy by Algerian director Rabah Bouberras, produced by ENTV. A gang smugg