Directed credits
2
Emerging
Beginning to build directing work.
Director
Sylvestre Amoussou
Acting
Career Snapshot
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TMDB popularity
0.3
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Directed movies: 2Directed series: 0All crew credits: 3
TMDB ID: 1160044
IMDb ID: nm0025340
Known for: Acting
Born: December 31, 1964
Age: 61
Place of birth: Benin
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1994 - 2025
Years active: 32
Average TMDB rating: 5.82
Wikidata: Q778095
Frequent jobs
Director (2)Idea (1)
Biography
Sylvestre Amoussou is a Beninese actor turned film director, best known for his 2006 film Africa Paradis, a satire on immigration. After living in France for twenty years, and experiencing the lack of interesting roles offered to black actors in France, he decided to make his own movies.
Movies
Directed Movies
Movies directed by Sylvestre Amoussou.
Movies
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with Sylvestre Amoussou.
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Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with Sylvestre Amoussou.
6.4
Elisa
1995 Movie
4.7
Africa Paradise
Director
2007 Movie
6.8
The African Doctor
as Uncle Beki
2016 Movie
5.0
Black to the Future
as Serge
2025 Movie
6.0
He Even Has Your Eyes
as Ami Ousmane
2017 Movie
4.9
Ghost with Driver
1996 Movie
Le paradis absolument
as Owner of the pizzeria
1994 Movie
6.2
African Storm: A Continent Under Influence
Idea
2017 Movie
One Step Forward
Director
2011 Movie
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for Sylvestre Amoussou.
Movies
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for Sylvestre Amoussou.
5.0
Black to the Future
as Serge
2025 Movie
6.2
African Storm: A Continent Under Influence
as Ezo Essogbe
2017 Movie
6.0
He Even Has Your Eyes
as Ami Ousmane
2017 Movie
6.8
The African Doctor
as Uncle Beki
2016 Movie
One Step Forward
as Boubacar Godmey / Koffi Godomey
2011 Movie
4.7
Africa Paradise
as Modibo Koudossou
2007 Movie
4.9
Ghost with Driver
1996 Movie
6.4
Elisa
1995 Movie
Le paradis absolument
as Owner of the pizzeria
1994 Movie