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Abdellatif Kechiche
Born December 7, 1960 · Tunis, Tunisia (age 65)
Abdellatif Kechiche is a Franco-Tunisian actor, screenwriter, and director born on December 7, 1960, in Tunis, Tunisia. He moved to France as a child and began his career as an actor before turning to directing. He gained recognition with films praised for their realism, dialogue, and direction of actors, notably L'Esquive and La Graine et le Mulet, for which he won four César Awards each, and La…
Known For
Blue Is the Warmest Color · 2013Blue Is the Warmest Color
★ 7.12013
MovieRomanceDrama
Adèle's life is changed when she meets Emma, a young woman with blue hair, who will allow her to discover desire, to assert herself as a woman and as an adult. In front of others, Adele grows, seeks herself, loses herself, finds herself.
Mektoub, My Love: Canto Uno · 2018Mektoub, My Love: Canto Uno
★ 6.72018
MovieRomanceDrama
Amin, an aspiring screenwriter living in Paris, returns home for the summer, in Sète, South of France. It is a time of reconnecting with his family and his childhood friends. Together with his cousin Tony and his best friend Ophélie, he spends his time between the Tunisian restaurant run by his parents, the local bars and the beaches frequented by girls on holiday.
Mektoub, My Love: Canto Due · 2025Mektoub, My Love: Canto Due
★ 6.22025
MovieRomanceDrama
Amin returns to Sète after studying in Paris, still dreaming of cinema. By chance, an American producer on vacation takes an interest in his project and wants his wife, Jess, to play the lead role. But fate, whimsical as ever, has its own rules.
Mektoub, My Love: Intermezzo · 2019Mektoub, My Love: Intermezzo
★ 4.42019
MovieComedyDrama
Summer is coming to an end, Amin and his friends meet Marie, a young parisian student.
The Secret of the Grain · 2007The Secret of the Grain
★ 7.02007
MovieDrama
In southern France, a Franco-Arabic shipyard worker along with his partner's daughter pursues his dream of opening a restaurant.
Sueur · 2008Sueur
★ 7.52008
MovieDramaMusic
Reedit of the last sequence of The Secret of the Grain, turned into a 43-minute medium-length film, in which Rym sings and performs her famous belly dance, accompanied by the music band, as they all heat up the euphoric restaurant crowd.
Black Venus · 2010Black Venus
★ 6.52010
MovieHistoryDrama
The true story of Saartje Baartman, a black South African worker who moves to London with her master in the early 19th century. Although she dreams of being an artist, once in Europe she is exploited as a sideshow attraction due to her large buttocks and genitalia.
Poetical Refugee · 2001Poetical Refugee
★ 6.62001
MovieDrama
Like a Candide dreaming of Eldorado, Jallel lands in France, hoping to try his luck. From encounter to encounter, hostel to social welfare group, Jallel will make his way through a Paris of outcasts. Although failing to achieve his hopes, he discovers and shares in the solidarity felt by the destitute.
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