Dieudonné

Acting

Dieudonné

Born 1966-02-11 · Fontenay-aux-Roses, Paris, France

Dieudonné M'bala M'bala, generally known by his stage name Dieudonné, is a French comedian, actor, and political activist. His father is from Cameroon; his mother is from France. Dieudonné initially achieved success with a Jewish comedian, Élie Semoun, humorously exploiting racial stereotypes. He campaigned against racism and was a candidate in the 1997 and 2001 legislative elections in Dreux against the National Front, the French far-right political party that he perceived as racist. On 1 December 2003, Dieudonné performed a sketch on a TV show about an Israeli settler whom he depicted as a Nazi. Some critics argued that he had "crossed the limits of antisemitism" and several organizations sued him for incitement to racial hatred. Dieudonné refused to apologize and denounced Zionism and the Jewish lobby. Dieudonné approached Jean-Marie Le Pen, leader of the National Front political party that he had fought earlier, and the men became political allies and friends. Holocaust denier Robert Faurisson appeared in one of his shows in 2008. Dieudonné described Holocaust remembrance as "memorial pornography". Dieudonné was convicted in court eight times on antisemitism charges. Dieudonné subsequently found himself with increasing frequency banned from mainstream media, and many of his shows were cancelled by local authorities. Active on the internet and in his Paris theater, Dieudonné has continued to have a following. His quenelle signature gesture became notorious in 2013, particularly after footballer Nicolas Anelka used the gesture during a match in December 2013. His recent appearances and videos are often rants in which the "Jewish lobby" and "Israel lobby" are characterised as controlling things. After Dieudonné was recorded during a performance mocking a Jewish journalist, suggesting it was a pity that he was not sent to the gas chambers, French Interior Minister Manuel Valls stated that Dieudonné was "no longer a comedian" but was rather an "anti-Semite and racist" and that he would seek to ban all Dieudonné's public gatherings as a public safety risk. The ban on his shows has been upheld by French courts. Dieudonné has also been known to associate with Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (President of Iran from 2005 to 2013), who has himself been accused of describing the Holocaust as a myth. On 25 February 2015 Ahmadinejad Tweeted "Visiting an old friend, a great artist." the tweet included photographs of himself and Dieudonné, arms around each other, smiling. The two also met in 2009 during a visit by Dieudonné to the Islamic Republic of Iran where they reportedly discussed their shared anti-Zionist views. source wikipedia

Acting credits

Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra poster
7.4

History's favorite Gauls assist Queen Cleopatra when she wagers that the Egyptian people can build a palace for Julius Caesar in just three months.

Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra

2002

Le Déménagement poster
4.6

Qui n'a pas connu le stress d'un déménagement ? Surtout quand on est un jeune écrivain comme Alain, sur le point de quitter une bonne maison d'édition pour écrire un sitcom pour la télévision, que sa femme est sur le point d'accoucher et de surcroît quand les déménageurs sont des Roumains qui travaillent au noir et qu'ils n'ont pas vraiment le sens de la ponctualité...

Le Déménagement

1997

From Behind poster
5.1

Frédérique's mother has died recently leaving her the family stud farm. She's never met her father, doesn't even know his name. But she finds it on the back of an old photo. She sets off for Paris. She stays with her gay dancer pal Marc. Marc and friends decide to go to their favourite gay bar... but it's men only. So Frédérique becomes Frédéric, an effeminate gay boy... Frédérique follows her father. Pierre Arroux is an art curator - and gay. She introduces herself to him, but as Frédéric. So while Frédéric is quite an awkward young man and an embarrassment to his father, Frédérique is secretly meeting with her old boyfriend now living in Paris..

From Behind

1999

Carnets 88 poster
7.0

Ten notebooks depict an immersion in French neo-fascist circles during the 2010s.

Carnets 88

2019

L'Antisémite poster
4.8

A woman suffering from cancer, seeing herself dying, asks her husband to consult a jew psychiatrist in order to get his anti semitism treated. The meeting between these two figures will give place to a kind of comic situation.

L'Antisémite

2012

Didier poster
6.1

Jean-Pierre Costa is a football manager upon whom fate appears not to be smiling. First, a friend, Annabelle, dumps a pet Labrador named Didier on him whilst she goes off to make a report in Los Angeles. Next, one of his star players is injured, leaving him one player short for a crucial match. As if things could not get any worse, Costa wakes up one morning to find that that Didier has been transformed into a man...

Didier

1997

Philosophale poster
6.5

No synopsis available yet.

Philosophale

2001

Dieudonné - Sandrine poster
7.1

Patrick and Sandrine Boulard have been separated for several years now. Patrick cannot get over the breakup and breaks into his ex-wife's house one night. She files a complaint. The trial begins. After leading the public to believe that the show had been canceled, on the pretext that he had lost his "license to make people laugh," Dieudonné explains his weariness with controversy and his decision to choose a lighter subject. He thus reprises the character of Patrick, drawn from Patrick's divorce, and has the judge, the lawyers, and Patrick himself speak during the trial. This is followed by a series of sketches dealing, as a whole, with the relationship between men and women.

Dieudonné - Sandrine

2009

Vive nous! poster
8.0

When Valérie's husband Yves confesses he's in love with another woman, she happens into a judo club and begins lessons. She likes it, she's a natural, and she's attracted to Bruno, the quiet instructor. He likes her as well, but sees social class as a barrier, and Yves never seems to be too far away. Valérie's two close friends have their own stories: Annette is continuously looking for a husband, with little luck. Clara cares more about wealth and power, and takes up with the country's finance minister, an older man who flips for her. Meanwhile, Yves's lover doesn't seem in a hurry to leave her husband, so Valérie looks good to him from time to time. Will Bruno ever make a move?

Vive nous!

2000

The Case of the Grinning Cat poster
6.9

Chris Marker’s The Case of the Grinning Cat (Chats perchés) follows the appearance of the yellow M. Chat graffiti across Paris in the early 2000s, using it as a lens to reflect on art, protest, and politics in the post-9/11 era. Blending street imagery with footage of global and local unrest, the film serves as a playful yet pointed companion to Marker’s earlier A Grin Without a Cat.

The Case of the Grinning Cat

2006

Élie & Dieudonné poster
5.2

The two comedians played on their contrasting backgrounds, one Jewish, one Cameroonian, to take on racism and the flaws of French society with sharp, unfiltered humor.

Élie & Dieudonné

1993

Dieudonné - Mahmoud poster
7.6

Filmed at the Théâtre de la Main d'Or on October 22, 2010. Dieudonné returns with "Mahmoud", in what can be described as "a contemporary artistic testimony with a strong humorous content." He tells us about the incredible events that led him to meet the Iranian president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. He takes us back in time and transports us to the 16th century on a plantation in Martinique to discuss the courteous relationships between masters and their slaves. He also talks about the all-powerful and revered field of medicine... only to mock it, of course. And it feels good!

Dieudonné - Mahmoud

2010

The 11 Commandments poster
5.2

After an evening of drinking, six men find themselves in front of The God of the Joke. Distressed to find that people aren't laughing anymore, He gives the six friends a mission: to save the world with the Eleven Commandments of the Joke. The men enthusiastically take on their task. They undertake various tests aimed at pushing the limits of stupidity.

The 11 Commandments

2004

The Car Keys poster
5.2

Who would think losing car keys could lead us that far ? Be careful, adventure is on every street corner...

The Car Keys

2003

Les Enfoirés - Les Enfoirés en chœur de 1985 à aujourd'hui poster
8.0

No synopsis available yet.

Les Enfoirés - Les Enfoirés en chœur de 1985 à aujourd'hui

2014

Dieudonné - 1905 poster
7.1

Fimed at the Théâtre de la Main d'Or. Dieudonné celebrates the 100th anniversary of the Law on the Separation of Church and State, which was intended to dissolve sectarianism and lead the Republic toward universalism, only to observe its failure... while attempting to analyze the reasons why with humor.

Dieudonné - 1905

2006

Dieudonné - Cocorico ! poster
6.8

From politics to politicians, from the media to the justice system, from your neighbor to even himself, Dieudonné really targets everyone in an uncompromising portrait of our society, tinted with vitriol.

Dieudonné - Cocorico !

2002

Les Enfoirés 1995 - Les Enfoirés à l'Opéra-Comique poster
6.0

Show recorded at the Opéra Comique in Paris on March 6, 1995 for the benefit of the Restos du Coeur.

Les Enfoirés 1995 - Les Enfoirés à l'Opéra-Comique

1995

Métastases poster
5.8

This is the story of two men confronted with the ordeal of cancer. Each approaches the illness in a very different way. One, Bruno, submits religiously to mainstream medicine by accepting chemotherapy. The other, Olivier, encouraged by his friend Dieudo, travels to Africa to be treated by a healer. This film pits two approaches to medicine against each other through the lens of satire.

Métastases

2012

Dieudonné - Rendez-nous Jésus ! poster
7.2

Dieudonné, father of little Judas, talks to us about Jesus. What could be more natural! After all, Dieudo grew up in the light of Christ and, like a mirror, reflects his personal vision of Jesus back to us. A Jesus who is both the Son of God for Christians and also a prophet of Islam, foretelling the arrival of his messenger, Muhammad. For Dieudonné, Christians and Muslims share a common destiny: to laugh together, and to do so heartily!

Dieudonné - Rendez-nous Jésus !

2012

Spiral poster
4.0

A look at the rise of anti-Semitism and assaults against Jews in present-day France.

Spiral

2018

Jamel Show poster
6.0

Jamel is given carte blanche at CANAL+ for an hour, the comedian took this opportinity to gather friends and guests for a comedy special to celebrate the end of the millennium.

Jamel Show

1999

Dieudonné - Mahmoud (Édition Collector) poster
NR

Filmed at the Théâtre de Marens in Nyon on April 27, 2011. Dieudonné returns with "Mahmoud", in what can be described as "a contemporary artistic testimony with a strong humorous content." He tells us about the incredible events that led him to meet the Iranian president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. He takes us back in time and transports us to the 16th century on a plantation in Martinique to discuss the courteous relationships between masters and their slaves. He also talks about the all-powerful and revered field of medicine... only to mock it, of course. And it feels good!

Dieudonné - Mahmoud (Édition Collector)

2011

Dieudonné - Pardon Judas ! poster
6.9

After his betrayal, Judas did not go hang himself, but instead embarked on a 2000-year wandering, carrying the weight of infamy (his betrayal of Jesus), before reappearing in the midst of the Algerian desert.

Dieudonné - Pardon Judas !

2000

Behind the camera

L'Antisémite poster
4.8

A woman suffering from cancer, seeing herself dying, asks her husband to consult a jew psychiatrist in order to get his anti semitism treated. The meeting between these two figures will give place to a kind of comic situation.

L'Antisémite

2012

L'Antisémite poster
4.8

A woman suffering from cancer, seeing herself dying, asks her husband to consult a jew psychiatrist in order to get his anti semitism treated. The meeting between these two figures will give place to a kind of comic situation.

L'Antisémite

2012

Dieudonné - Sandrine poster
7.1

Patrick and Sandrine Boulard have been separated for several years now. Patrick cannot get over the breakup and breaks into his ex-wife's house one night. She files a complaint. The trial begins. After leading the public to believe that the show had been canceled, on the pretext that he had lost his "license to make people laugh," Dieudonné explains his weariness with controversy and his decision to choose a lighter subject. He thus reprises the character of Patrick, drawn from Patrick's divorce, and has the judge, the lawyers, and Patrick himself speak during the trial. This is followed by a series of sketches dealing, as a whole, with the relationship between men and women.

Dieudonné - Sandrine

2009

Élie & Dieudonné poster
5.2

The two comedians played on their contrasting backgrounds, one Jewish, one Cameroonian, to take on racism and the flaws of French society with sharp, unfiltered humor.

Élie & Dieudonné

1993

Dieudonné - Mahmoud poster
7.6

Filmed at the Théâtre de la Main d'Or on October 22, 2010. Dieudonné returns with "Mahmoud", in what can be described as "a contemporary artistic testimony with a strong humorous content." He tells us about the incredible events that led him to meet the Iranian president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. He takes us back in time and transports us to the 16th century on a plantation in Martinique to discuss the courteous relationships between masters and their slaves. He also talks about the all-powerful and revered field of medicine... only to mock it, of course. And it feels good!

Dieudonné - Mahmoud

2010

Dieudonné - 1905 poster
7.1

Fimed at the Théâtre de la Main d'Or. Dieudonné celebrates the 100th anniversary of the Law on the Separation of Church and State, which was intended to dissolve sectarianism and lead the Republic toward universalism, only to observe its failure... while attempting to analyze the reasons why with humor.

Dieudonné - 1905

2006

Dieudonné - Cocorico ! poster
6.8

From politics to politicians, from the media to the justice system, from your neighbor to even himself, Dieudonné really targets everyone in an uncompromising portrait of our society, tinted with vitriol.

Dieudonné - Cocorico !

2002

Métastases poster
5.8

This is the story of two men confronted with the ordeal of cancer. Each approaches the illness in a very different way. One, Bruno, submits religiously to mainstream medicine by accepting chemotherapy. The other, Olivier, encouraged by his friend Dieudo, travels to Africa to be treated by a healer. This film pits two approaches to medicine against each other through the lens of satire.

Métastases

2012

Métastases poster
5.8

This is the story of two men confronted with the ordeal of cancer. Each approaches the illness in a very different way. One, Bruno, submits religiously to mainstream medicine by accepting chemotherapy. The other, Olivier, encouraged by his friend Dieudo, travels to Africa to be treated by a healer. This film pits two approaches to medicine against each other through the lens of satire.

Métastases

2012

Dieudonné - Rendez-nous Jésus ! poster
7.2

Dieudonné, father of little Judas, talks to us about Jesus. What could be more natural! After all, Dieudo grew up in the light of Christ and, like a mirror, reflects his personal vision of Jesus back to us. A Jesus who is both the Son of God for Christians and also a prophet of Islam, foretelling the arrival of his messenger, Muhammad. For Dieudonné, Christians and Muslims share a common destiny: to laugh together, and to do so heartily!

Dieudonné - Rendez-nous Jésus !

2012

Dieudonné - Mahmoud (Édition Collector) poster
NR

Filmed at the Théâtre de Marens in Nyon on April 27, 2011. Dieudonné returns with "Mahmoud", in what can be described as "a contemporary artistic testimony with a strong humorous content." He tells us about the incredible events that led him to meet the Iranian president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. He takes us back in time and transports us to the 16th century on a plantation in Martinique to discuss the courteous relationships between masters and their slaves. He also talks about the all-powerful and revered field of medicine... only to mock it, of course. And it feels good!

Dieudonné - Mahmoud (Édition Collector)

2011

Dieudonné - Pardon Judas ! poster
6.9

After his betrayal, Judas did not go hang himself, but instead embarked on a 2000-year wandering, carrying the weight of infamy (his betrayal of Jesus), before reappearing in the midst of the Algerian desert.

Dieudonné - Pardon Judas !

2000

Dieudonné - Pardon Judas ! poster
6.9

After his betrayal, Judas did not go hang himself, but instead embarked on a 2000-year wandering, carrying the weight of infamy (his betrayal of Jesus), before reappearing in the midst of the Algerian desert.

Dieudonné - Pardon Judas !

2000

Dieudonné - Pardon Judas ! poster
6.9

After his betrayal, Judas did not go hang himself, but instead embarked on a 2000-year wandering, carrying the weight of infamy (his betrayal of Jesus), before reappearing in the midst of the Algerian desert.

Dieudonné - Pardon Judas !

2000

Dieudonné - Tout seul poster
5.8

Following a tragic news event, Dieudonné portrays a dozen characters who, in turn, give their version of the story.

Dieudonné - Tout seul

1998

Dieudonné - En vérité poster
7.5

No synopsis available yet.

Dieudonné - En vérité

2019

No artwork available
NR

After wrecking his car to impress a woman, a young man gets a musical lecture on road safety from his boastful grandfather, Pépé Cadillac.

Dieudonné - Code de la Route

2005

Dieudonné - Les Médias poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Dieudonné - Les Médias

2017

Dieudonné - Les Médias poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Dieudonné - Les Médias

2017

Dieudonné - Le Divorce de Patrick poster
7.6

Dieudonné receives his friend Patrick. The latter is in the midst of a depression following his divorce from his wife Sandrine. Dieudonné then comes to talk about couples' problems, romantic encounters, the effects of several years of married life, the role of a parent, children in the midst of divorce. In the course of his development, he even comes to the subject of war, religions, the attacks of September 11. In short, a whole program!

Dieudonné - Le Divorce de Patrick

2003

Dieudonné - Le Divorce de Patrick poster
7.6

Dieudonné receives his friend Patrick. The latter is in the midst of a depression following his divorce from his wife Sandrine. Dieudonné then comes to talk about couples' problems, romantic encounters, the effects of several years of married life, the role of a parent, children in the midst of divorce. In the course of his development, he even comes to the subject of war, religions, the attacks of September 11. In short, a whole program!

Dieudonné - Le Divorce de Patrick

2003

Dieudonné - Asu Zoa poster
6.1

No synopsis available yet.

Dieudonné - Asu Zoa

2014

Dieudonné - 1905 (à Montréal) poster
9.0

Filmed in Montreal. Dieudonné celebrates the 100th anniversary of the Law on the Separation of Church and State, which was intended to dissolve sectarianism and lead the Republic toward universalism, only to observe its failure... while attempting to analyze the reasons why with humor.

Dieudonné - 1905 (à Montréal)

2007

Dieudonné - La Guerre poster
7.1

No synopsis available yet.

Dieudonné - La Guerre

2017