Chico Slimani
- Actor
- Composer
- Producer
![31 North 62 East
Trailer for feature film 31 North 62 East (Too Close To The Truth) due for theatrical release in the UK from 18 September 2009
The film shot in the UK and Jordan is a psychological political thriller. The film tells the story of a British Prime Minister who gives up the position of an SAS unit in Afghanistan to ensure a UK £80 billion arms deal goes through – thus assuring his re-election. All soldiers in the SAS unit are thought to have died, until 2 months later, when one of them (a female Captain in the SAS) is found by Italian special forces and returns to the UK to investigate matters.
Film Credits:
Cast include:
John Rhys-Davies, Marina Sirtis, Heather Peace, Craig Fairbrass, Mimi Ferrer, Omar Mostafa, Kammy Darweish, George Calil, Jim Alexander, Aurélie Bargème, Dhaffer L'abidine, Elaine Tan, Louis Decosta Johnson, Ian Lavender, Andrew Bicknell and Nathalia Ramos.
Screenplay By Leofwine Loraine and Tristan Loraine. Music by Dave Kemp and Paul Garbutt. Director Of Photography Sue Gibson BSC. Art Director Eileen Kelly. First Assistant Director Natalie Sadhwani. Production Manager Susan Michaelis. Executive Producer Adrian G. Pop. Produced, Directed and Edited By Tristan Loraine.
Production Company: Fact Not Fiction Films Limited
For more information about the film, the cast and crew along with other interesting facts about the film production please visit:
www.31north62east.com](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/M/MV5BMTYzMTgzOTE0MV5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTcwODI4ODQ1Mg@@._V1_QL75_UX500_CR0,46,500,281_.jpg)
Yousseph 'Chico' Slimani was born in Wales, but moved to Morocco when
he was a baby. Until the age of 13 he was in Morocco working as a
mountain goat herder, then he moved back to the UK at 14 to live in
Crawley, West Sussex. Chico has had a number of jobs in his life. He
was a hairdresser and also an electrician, before joining exotic dance
troupe Extreme Force, to raise money for his ill grandmother. He then
auditioned for The X Factor. Chico says he practiced his singing most
in the bathroom, and he grew up with Arabic and Indian music.
Chico was mentored by manager Sharon Osbourne during The X Factor competition. His dancing impressed X Factor judges, and viewers grew fond of him, but he was voted out in the penultimate episode, failed to reach the final of the ITV talent show. Shayne Ward eventually won in December 2005. Slimani's original song, "It's Chico Time" was planned to be released before Christmas. He eventually released the following year, February 2006 and it became #1 on 5th March 2006. He stayed at the top for two weeks. He is currently taking part in a nationwide X Factor tour.
Chico was mentored by manager Sharon Osbourne during The X Factor competition. His dancing impressed X Factor judges, and viewers grew fond of him, but he was voted out in the penultimate episode, failed to reach the final of the ITV talent show. Shayne Ward eventually won in December 2005. Slimani's original song, "It's Chico Time" was planned to be released before Christmas. He eventually released the following year, February 2006 and it became #1 on 5th March 2006. He stayed at the top for two weeks. He is currently taking part in a nationwide X Factor tour.