Kool Shen

Acting

Kool Shen

Born 1966-03-09 · Saint-Denis, Seine [now Seine-Saint-Denis], France

Bruno Lopes (born 9 February 1966), better known as Kool Shen, is a French rapper, actor and producer, with Portuguese and Breton origins. He is also a break dancer and a graffiti artist. He is a co-founder of Suprême NTM and one of the major figures of French rap. He was featured on Enhancer's album Electrochoc in the song "Hot". On 2 November 2009, it was announced by French football club Olympique Lyonnais (OL), in collaboration with Betclic and Universal Music, that Kool Shen's name would feature on the team's shirt in a match against league rivals Olympique de Marseille (OM) the following week. It was the first time that a musical artist's album was promoted on a football shirt. OL and OM went on to play out a memorable 5–5 draw in the match. Source: Article "Kool Shen" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

Acting credits

Overdose poster
6.5

Captain Sara Bellaiche, from Toulouse Judiciary Police branch, is investigating a go-fast linked to the murder of two teenagers, an investigation led by Richard Cross, from the Paris Criminal Brigade. Forced to collaborate in order to find the murderer and stop the bloody go-fast, Sara and Richard are both thrown in a breathless race against the clock on the roads of Spain and France.

Overdose

2022

No artwork available
NR

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Déjà loin

Paradise Beach poster
5.2

A team of former robbers arrived at Paradise: Phuket, southern Thailand. Now traders, they are happy days. Until the day when the devil arrives: Mehdi, sentenced to 15 years in prison during the robbery, comes to recover his share of the cake.

Paradise Beach

2019

Heal the Living poster
6.5

The intersecting lives of teens on a surfing trip, a woman with a weak heart and two teams of doctors and medical experts.

Heal the Living

2016

Abuse of Weakness poster
5.3

A stroke-afflicted filmmaker is manipulated by a notorious con man.

Abuse of Weakness

2013

On n'est pas des marques de vélo poster
7.0

A portrait of Bouda, a 30-year-old young dancer, clandestine for life, a victim of the so-called "double punishment" law who, upon leaving prison, expels children from immigration to countries of origin.

On n'est pas des marques de vélo

2003

Authentiques poster
7.3

The documentary followed the rap group for a year (in 1998), from rehearsals at the Pee Wee studio in Aubervilliers, the beginning of their tour in La Réunion, through Lorient, Nantes, Lyon, Bordeaux, Nancy, to the Zénith in Paris. The documentary also explores Joeystarr's legal troubles, life within the group, issues with the media, ... In cross-cut and intimate interviews, Joeystarr and Kool Shen reflect on the significant events of this entire journey. They discuss their shared experiences, their "couple life," the emergence of their collectives, B.O.S.S. (the start of the Skyboss show on Skyrock) and IV My People, and the possible future or the end of NTM.

Authentiques

2000

JoeyStarr, l'enfant terrible poster
NR

JoeyStarr, with 10 albums alongside the NTM group, 5 solo albums, around ten produced albums, several film music compositions, and also a prominent actor with 2 César nominations. Adored or detested, he is a pillar of French rap, a producer, and a committed artist. This documentary traces the career of the most controversial artist in the French artistic landscape, who has managed to occupy both the artistic and political spheres with the same vigor and tenacity since the beginning of his career.

JoeyStarr, l'enfant terrible

2017

The Dope poster
4.6

Alphonse Brown, who firmly believes he is the bastard son of James Brown, meets up with his best friend Scotch after Brown gets out of jail. On their way to Paris to begin careers as recording artists, the pair stumbles across a potent type of marijuana that was engineered by the Nazis. Their decision to begin selling the stuff leads to a variety of people chasing after them.

The Dope

2003

Striking The Palace poster
6.5

Eva, 20, joins Safietou, Djaoua, Violette and Simone, a team of chambermaids at one of Paris’s finest Palace Hotels. She discovers the poor working conditions of these invisible women, who work tirelessly to keep the high standards of these luxurious hotels, where one night can cost their annual salary. Many are not even employed by the hotels directly but by sub-contractors, and are therefore particularly vulnerable. While on strike to fight against subcontracting and to obtain better working conditions, they come up with a colorful idea : having their own “Fashion Week” in front of the hotel!

Striking The Palace

2024

Suprême NTM - Ultime Concert poster
5.5

No synopsis available yet.

Suprême NTM - Ultime Concert

2019

Rap Attack poster
8.0

A documentary at the heart of French rap in 2002: its beginnings, its history, its influences. Featuring interviews, freestyles, and previously unseen live performances from French rap artists. Dance, graffiti, and DJing are explored with most of the pioneers of the movement, such as Squat, Dee Nasty, Crazy B, Lionel D, Kool Shen, DJ Mehdi… as well as Mode2 and Jon One for graffiti. The 1 hour and 20 minutes alternate between footage of concerts and artists in the studio, like DJ Pone, with commentary primarily from rappers but also from other key figures. A remarkable retrospective and work beginning with archival photos from New York.

Rap Attack

2002

White Soldier poster
5.8

A muggy Saigon, late 1945. Stationed at a military camp in French Indochina, two young men--Robert and André--become close friends as they share the boredom and excitement of waiting for their first mission. But when they discover that instead of freeing Indochina from foreign aggressors, they will be fighting natives struggling for independence, their friendship is jeopardized.

White Soldier

2014

French Game poster
NR

A chronological and thematic history of French rap, told through a list of 11 short films, emblematic titles from 1990 to the present day. Each episode ends with an original cover by an emerging French artist or rapper.

French Game

2019

NTM : l'histoire suprême poster
8.7

No synopsis available yet.

NTM : l'histoire suprême

2021

RapLine poster
10.0

Between 1990 and 1993, at a time when rap was not yet on the radio in France, Olivier Cachin hosted a musical TV show on M6 called "RapLine". The show exclusively devoted to rap and other alternative music. This cult show presented all the facets of these emerging movements through interviews, lives and clips made especially for the show, around fifty clips were produced by RapLine. Another sequence of the show consisted of broadcasting new US rap clips subtitled in French.

RapLine

1993

No artwork available
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Ma reine

Suprême NTM - Live 98 poster
4.5

No synopsis available yet.

Suprême NTM - Live 98

1998

La Story du rap français : 30 Ans de succès poster
8.0

Carried by major figures like Dee Nasty, Assassin, IAM, and NTM, French rap has built a strong identity and inspired generations of fans. After its first tentative steps in the mid-1980s, rap became a phenomenon, supported by a music industry eager for fresh sensations. NTM, Soprano, Black M, MHD, Mokobé from 113, Les Sages Poètes de la Rue, Ménélik, and Dee Nasty, along with journalists such as Olivier Cachin, Mehdi Maizi, and Thomas Blondeau, recount this musical odyssey.

La Story du rap français : 30 Ans de succès

2017

Génération Rap RnB 2 poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Génération Rap RnB 2

2004

Suprême NTM - On est encore là : Bercy 2008 poster
6.1

No synopsis available yet.

Suprême NTM - On est encore là : Bercy 2008

2008

1992 : pourquoi les jeunes aiment le rap ? poster
NR

A 1992 documentary by Paul Moreira exploring the rise of hip-hop culture in France. Following key figures like IAM, NTM, and graffiti artists, it examines rap’s social impact, its connection to youth, and the cultural movement it represents.

1992 : pourquoi les jeunes aiment le rap ?

1992

Kool Shen Dernier Round au Zénith poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Kool Shen Dernier Round au Zénith

2005

Under my skin poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Under my skin

2014