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Abdellatif Kechiche
Tunis, Tunisia
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 ac…
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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 Vie d'Adèle, the film that earned him the prestigious Palme d'Or at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival. He recently released Mektoub, My Love: Canto Due, the final installment of a trilogy and possibly his last film, as he suffered a stroke in 2025, which significantly curtailed his work. His films often explore human relationships, questions of identity, working-class communities, and the journey toward integration. His work has received numerous awards, though it has also occasionally sparked controversy regarding his filming methods.
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2025
Mektoub, My Love: Canto Due
Movie Writer
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2019
Mektoub, My Love: Intermezzo
Movie Director
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2018
Mektoub, My Love: Canto Uno
Movie Producer
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2013
Blue Is the Warmest Color
Movie Screenplay
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2010
Black Venus
Movie Director
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2009
Vittorio D.
Movie Self
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2008
Sueur
Movie Director
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2007
The Secret of the Grain
Movie Director
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2005
Sorry, Haters
Movie Ashade
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2003
Games of Love and Chance
Movie Director
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2003
The Magic Box
Movie Raouf
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2001
Poetical Refugee
Movie Director
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1997
The Secret of Polichinelle
Movie Raymond
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1996
Marteau Rouge
Movie Rachid
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1992
A Vampire in Paradise
Movie Blondin
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1992
Bezness
Movie Roufa
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1987
The Innocents
Movie Saïd
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1987
Mutisme
Movie
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1984
Mint Tea
Movie Hamou
