Two French people joined season 5 ofElite launched last Friday on Netflix. If the presence in the casting of an actress of tomorrow belongs to us (TF1) caused a lot of talk, the second French representative, unknown to the general public in France, has nevertheless managed to mark the history of Spanish cinema.
Seen only in France in small roles in comedies – Turf by Fabien Onteniente and I’m yours right now by Baya Kasmi -, Adam Nourou made an impression on our Iberian neighbors thanks to his role as Massar in the feature film Adú by Salvador Calvo. This character is inspired by the journey of a real Somali refugee who fled his country to escape the sexual violence inflicted on him by his uncle. After crossing the Sahara desert, he found himself in Libya where he was a slave before managing to escape and take the road to Morocco. To raise the funds to pay the smugglers to reach Europe, he became a prostitute. In the film, Massar takes the hero Adú under his wing on their journey to Europe.
Adam Nourou, who won for this role thanks to a casting organized in Paris, won thanks to this film a first major prize. In 2021, he won the Goya (the equivalent of the French César) for the male revelation of the year. A victory which also allowed him to enter the history of this ceremony. As pointed out the Goya Awards websitethe young 18-year-old Frenchman is the first black actor to receive an award in this ceremony born in 1987. ” Thank you all, to my mother, to my father. I didn’t expect it… A 1! years, it’s incredible… (…) I am really very moved ”he reacted in March 2021 by receiving, remotely, his prize.
« During filming, he was always with his father, to whom he was very close and who died a year ago from Covid-19. When he found out he was nominated, he called me crying and said to me: “That comes from my father””revealed Salvador Calvo in an article published on the Goya website.
Clara Kolodny
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