Djigui Diarra

Personal Info

Known For Director

Gender Male

Place of Birth Juvisy-sur-Orge, Essonne, France

Djigui Diarra

Biography

Djigui Diarra grew up in Grigny, in the Paris suburbs. As a child, he spent his time watching Hong Kong movies with his father. Today, he is inspired by directors such as Ken Loach, Souleymane Cissé, Spike Lee, or John Woo to create his own universe in his films. As an actor, Djigui played in the series Julie Lescaut, Fabrice Gobert's film K.O, and Raoul Peck's The Young Karl Marx. Djigui has directed three short films, Utopia (France television prize) Na tout pour elle (purchased by TV5 Monde) and recently Malgré eux selected at the Cannes Film Festival.

Known For

Director

2021
Just a moment

as Director

2019
Malgré eux

as Director

2016
Na tout pour elle

as Director

Writer

2019
Malgré eux

as Writer