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Lubna Azabal

Date of birth: 1973-08-15

Place of birth: Bruxelles, Belgium

Known for: Acting

Also known as: לובנה אזאבל, 루브나 아자발

Lubna Azabal

Biography

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.

Movie Credits

Paradise Now
3.4

Paradise Now

2005-09-07

Two childhood friends are recruited for a suicide bombing in Tel Aviv.

Body of Lies
3.3

Body of Lies

2008-10-09

The CIA’s hunt is on for the mastermind of a wave of terrorist attacks. Roger Ferris is the agency’s

Somewhere in Love
3.2

Somewhere in Love

2024-09-04

Nicole and her son Serge live in a low-income housing estate in the Paris suburbs, where their love

Echo
1.5

Echo

2007-01-27

Almost Peaceful
2.8

Almost Peaceful

2002-12-18

Set during the largely unexplored period immediately following World War II, the film follows a grou

Changing Times
2.7

Changing Times

2004-12-08

In Tangiers where he traveled for his work, a man finds the woman he loved, and attempts to revive t

Suicide Club
3.5

Suicide Club

2021-10-27

A year after her daughter's suicide, Anita is still struggling and feels she is holding back her lov

Far Away
2.8

Far Away

2001-08-29

Serge is a long distance lorry driver between Morocco andEurope. In Tangier, he tries to reconcile w

Comme les 5 doigts de la main
3.1

Comme les 5 doigts de la main

2010-04-28

Five brothers similar yet different, raised by a mother widowed too early. One of them had left the

Incendies
4

Incendies

2010-09-17

A mother's last wishes send twins Jeanne and Simon on a journey to Middle East in search of their ta

Exiles
3

Exiles

2004-08-25

One day Zano suggest a crazy idea to his companion Naïma: travel across France and Spain down to Alg

Headwinds
2.9

Headwinds

2011-12-14

Sarah tells Paul that she wants out of their marriage; the next day she disappears. A year later and

I Am Slave
3.1

I Am Slave

2010-09-14

Based on the real-life experiences of Mende Nazer, the story unfolds as twelve-year-old Malia, daugh

Betelgeuse
2.5

Betelgeuse

2016-10-01

Maybe this is the end. The red supergiant Betelgeuse is about to die and the gamma rays from the sup

24 Bars
1.6

24 Bars

2007-12-05

It is Christmas Eve. Separated from her young son, Helly struggles for money. A solitary man, Didier

A Minute of Sun Less
0

A Minute of Sun Less

2003-04-15

Kamel Raoui, a young police inspector in Tanger, investigates the murder of drug-dealer Hakim Tahiri

Free Men
2.8

Free Men

2011-09-28

In Paris during WWII, an Algerian immigrant is inspired to join the resistance by his unexpected fri

L'école des espions
3

L'école des espions

2024-08-29

Young Zana, Inès, Alex, François, and Pierre have just enrolled in the Spy School. They will meet th

25 Degrees in Winter
2.5

25 Degrees in Winter

2004-07-21

An Ukranian woman enters Belgium illegally and hides in the van of a driver abandoned by his wife. H

Coriolanus
2.9

Coriolanus

2011-02-14

Caius Martius, aka Coriolanus, is an arrogant and fearsome general who has built a career on protect

Here
2.5

Here

2011-01-21

Set against the gorgeous landscape of Armenia, Here chronicles a brief but intense relationship betw

Simone: Woman of the Century
4

Simone: Woman of the Century

2022-10-12

Simone Veil's life story through the pivotal events of Twentieth Century. Her childhood, her politic

Aram
2.7

Aram

2002-11-27

Aram, an ex-soldier from the Armenian cause, has come to France to close an arms deal under secret s

For My Country
3.1

For My Country

2023-02-08

Aissa, a young officer of Algerian origin, tragically loses his life during a fresher initiation rit

The Blue Caftan
3.6

The Blue Caftan

2023-02-10

A middle-aged tailor and his wife find their relationship challenged by the arrival of a handsome ne

Strangers
2.9

Strangers

2007-06-06

Six days in the lives of an Israeli living in a kibbutz and a Palestinian living in Paris, which sta

Viva Algeria
2.8

Viva Algeria

2004-04-07

This movie portrays three women living in today's Algeria between modern society and Islamic fundame

Goodbye Morocco
2.4

Goodbye Morocco

2013-02-13

Tangier. Dounia decides to sell on the black market the antiques uncovered on the building site she

The Love
3.2

The Love

2022-10-13

Rotterdam, the Moroccan-Dutch Karim tells his parents that he is attracted to men. After years of ke

Rock the Casbah
3.1

Rock the Casbah

2013-09-11

The whole family is reunited when Sofia comes back for his father's funeral. Quickly, inner problems

You Promised Me the Sea
2.8

You Promised Me the Sea

2023-10-04

Rennes, nowadays. Saïd still lives with his parents. He is having a secret affair with Vincent. Unab

Occupation
3.9

Occupation

2009-06-15

Three ex-servicemen return to Basra, each for a different reason.

Bajo el mismo cielo
1

Bajo el mismo cielo

2009-06-25

A pair of Moroccan immigrants in Spain splits apart. He returns to Morocco because he only find prec

The Marchers
3.2

The Marchers

2013-11-27

In 1983, in France experiencing intolerance and racial violence , three young teens and the priest M

Amal
3.8

Amal

2024-04-17

An idealistic and passionate literature teacher in a suburban Brussels school becomes the target of

Rabia
3.3

Rabia

2024-11-27

Driven by the promise of a new life, Jessica and her best friend Laila left for Syria to join Daech.

Des blessures invisibles
3.2

Des blessures invisibles

2024-06-12

Champion
3.3

Champion

2022-08-19

At 24 years old, Zack has all the appearances of a young man who feels good in his own skin. His sec

Buğday
2.9

Buğday

2017-11-24

The global corporations have established cities and agricultural zones in areas where the climate is

Tout le monde descend
0

Tout le monde descend

2011-06-26

Pierre-Antoine has a senior position at a famous consultancy firm. When his bosses are arrested for

Life Suits Me Well
3.1

Life Suits Me Well

2021-11-12

Mid-1990s, little town in Morocco and seemingly ordinary family. Fouad is dedicated to his work in l

Les siestes Grenadine
0

Les siestes Grenadine

1999-11-01

Wahid and his daughter Soufiya return to Tunisia after a long stay in West Africa.Wahid would like t

Ustica: The Missing Paper
2.8

Ustica: The Missing Paper

2016-03-31

On the evening of June 27, 1980, a DC9 of the private airline Itavia disappeared from radar screens

My Revolution
2.9

My Revolution

2016-08-03

The Arab Spring in Paris: Head over heels in love, Marwann, aged 14, hopes to win over Sygrid by cle

Maldoror
3.2

Maldoror

2024-09-08

When two girls go missing, Paul Chartier, an impulsive young police recruit, is assigned to “Maldoro

Light Thereafter
3.5

Light Thereafter

2017-01-26

Pavel, an emotionally volatile and socially alienated young man, sets off across Europe in search of

Joaquin Phoenix: An Actor of Extremes
3.4

Joaquin Phoenix: An Actor of Extremes

2024-05-12

The story of the rise to stardom of Joaquin Phoenix, an actor of magnetic physique, tumultuous past,

Lola Pater
3

Lola Pater

2017-08-09

When his mother dies, Zino decides to look for his father, Farid. But twenty-five years ago, Farid b

Mary Magdalene
3.1

Mary Magdalene

2018-03-15

In the first century, free-spirited Mary Magdalene flees the marriage her family has arranged for he

Une chaîne pour deux
0

Une chaîne pour deux

2008-10-08

Victor Granville, owner of a bicycle factory that bears his name, learns that he is seriously ill an

Sisters
2.6

Sisters

2009-12-16

Lyon, France in 1970s, Sibylle, Corinne, and Georgette are sisters who share everything, as they liv

Catch the Wind
3

Catch the Wind

2017-11-08

Edith, a 45-year-old textile factory worker, sees her life turned upside down by the company’s downs

Ruby Is Dead
2.7

Ruby Is Dead

2017-06-07

The body of a teenager is found in a river.

Above the Law
2.9

Above the Law

2017-12-06

Frank Valken, high-flying robber, has just made a final masterful break. At least that’s what he bel

A Bluebird in My Heart
2.9

A Bluebird in My Heart

2018-03-10

An ex-con's attempts to live a quiet life are derailed when the daughter of the woman sheltering him

Sofia
3.1

Sofia

2018-09-05

Sofia, 20, lives with her parents in Casablanca. Suffering from pregnancy denial, she finds herself

Hellhole
1.9

Hellhole

2019-03-20

Three starkly different people deal with the aftermath of the terrorist attacks in Brussels in May 2

Tel Aviv on Fire
3.4

Tel Aviv on Fire

2018-08-23

Salam, an inexperienced young Palestinian man, becomes a writer on a popular soap opera after a chan

Le Donne della Vucciria
2.8

Le Donne della Vucciria

2013-08-28

In “Le Donne della Vucciria”, sixth Miu Miu Women’s Tale, Palestinian female director Hiam Abbass co

Adam
3.5

Adam

2019-10-18

Abla runs a modest local bakery from her home in Casablanca where she lives alone with her 8-year-ol

Pure fiction
0

Pure fiction

1998-11-04

Film based on the infamous 'Marc Dutroux' case that shook Belgium to its core.

Lockdown
3

Lockdown

2018-09-09

In his own natural habitat, the infamous Brussels' neighbourhood Molenbeek that appeared in the inte

Rebel
4

Rebel

2022-08-31

Kamal resolves to change his life for the better, and so leaves Belgium to help victims of the war i

A Day in the Life of French Cinema
0

A Day in the Life of French Cinema

2002-05-20

Documentary showing one day of work of over 90 actors and filmmakers from French cinema on the same

L'île des esclaves
0

L'île des esclaves

2006-12-31

Shipwrecked by a storm on Slave Island, the survivors are forced, according to the law of this Repub

Hot Water
0

Hot Water

2026-01-23

After he's kicked out of his Indiana high school, an American kid and his Lebanese mom wind up on a

Malika
0

Malika

A biopic of Malika Bellaribi, a French-Algerian woman who grew up in the Parisian projects, who surv

Une affaire turque
0

Une affaire turque