Directing
Med Hondo
Born May 4, 1935 · Ain Beni Mathar, Maroc
Died March 2, 2019 · aged 83
Med Hondo was a Mauritanian film director, producer, screenwriter, actor and voice actor. He emigrated to France in 1959 and began to work in film during the 1960s. He received critical acclaim for his 1967 directorial début Soleil O. Son vrai nom est Mohamed Abid né le samedi 4 mai 1935, à Ain Beni Mathar au Maroc et décédé le samedi 2 mars 2019 à l'âge de 83 ans au 14ème arrondissement de Paris…
Known For
Asterix and the Vikings · 2006Asterix and the Vikings
★ 6.12006
MovieFamilyAnimation
Asterix and Obelix have been given a tough mission: Transform the chief's lazy nephew Justforkix into a warrior. When the Vikings abduct him and bring him back to their homeland, Asterix and Obelix must travel to Norway to rescue Justforkix.
Masculin Féminin · 1966Masculin Féminin
★ 7.21966
MovieDramaRomance
Paul, a young idealist trying to figure out what he wants to do with his life, takes a job interviewing people for a marketing research firm. He moves in with aspiring pop singer Madeleine. Paul, however, is disillusioned by the growing commercialism in society, while Madeleine just wants to be successful. The story is told in a series of 15 unrelated vignettes.
Soleil O · 1973Soleil O
★ 6.81973
MovieDrama
An educated native of Mauritania tries to find work in Paris but encounters difficulty because of his race.
Shock Troops · 1967Shock Troops
★ 6.71967
MovieWarDrama
A French resistance group free twelve soldiers from a German prison camp, but apparently there's an additional detainee among them suspected of being an enemy spy.
A Walk with Love and Death · 1969A Walk with Love and Death
★ 5.91969
MovieAdventureDrama
During France’s Hundred Years’ War, a Parisian student seeks refuge by the sea and falls in love with an aristocrat. As they find shelter in a monastery, their romance is overshadowed by the ongoing conflict between peasants and noblemen.
Black Light · 1994Black Light
★ 7.01994
MovieThriller
When a man's best friend is shot in cold blood by two corrupt policemen, he must track down the only eyewitnesses, who have deported to Mali.
My Neighbours · 1971My Neighbours
1971
MovieDocumentary
African migrants in Paris talk about everyday life and racism on the labour and housing markets. The chanson from which the film takes its title sings of misery on people’s own doorstep. Hondo then switches to another mode to continue his analysis of social conditions: never has the post-colonial state of the world been summarised as succinctly as in the closing animated sequence.
Incontrôlable · 2006Incontrôlable
★ 4.02006
MovieComedy
Georges, one morning, became uncontrollable despite himself. Something that has the donkey's voice in Shrek, can control his body.


















