Guest of "Icons", Saturday on Europe 1, actor Tahar Rahim spontaneously cited Coluche as a political model, judging that the founder of Restos du cœur had "concretely helped people".

The opportunity to evoke his own commitment, discreet but legible in the choice of his films. 

INTERVIEW

"I am very optimistic about the human, but I am not very optimistic about the political future."

Inexhaustible about his role models in the world of cinema or music, Tahar Rahim dries up when we talk to him about politics, deeming the situation "everywhere in the world" "quite alarming".

And then, on reflection, the actor steps aside.

"I'm going to talk, rather, about someone like Coluche."

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"He created things that actually help people"

“Maybe he does not have the badge of a politician, but it is extremely political, which he was doing,” explains Tahar Rahim in

Icons

, on Europe 1. “He used his intelligence, his strength and his value in the service of people, of citizens. He created things that ultimately endure even today, that concretely help people. "

Coming from a family of 10 children, in a modest family, the actor confides with modesty himself having been to "the canteen" created by Coluche, the Restos du cœur.

"He is someone who has done a lot, a lot for France and for the people who are destitute. That is why I consider him an important politician."

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"I prefer to express myself through my films"

Asked about a quote from the comedian he admires so much, according to which it is better "to be a committed actor than not to have a job", Tahar Rahim smiles… without really feeling concerned.

"I think it's important that people, actors or personalities speak openly because it allows other people to identify with themselves. And in any case, some actors become voices for people who don't. 'don't have any. But I don't think I'm the right vector for that, because that's not how I work. "

"I prefer if to express myself through my films", continues the one who was revealed in

A Prophet,

by Jacques Audiard, whose plot takes place in prison.

"If you want to know more about my political opinions, you have to look at the choices of my films. I don't know if that is what being a committed actor is ..." If the answer is yes, then Tahar Rahim recognizes the be "at times".

But only at times: "I'd be able to make a movie where I fly through the air and throw fireballs, too."