Abdel Kechiche

Abdellatif Kechiche ( _ar. عبد اللطيف الكشيش), born December 7 1960 in Tunis, Tunisia is an actor, movie director and screenwriter. He made his directorial debut in 2000 with "La Faute à Voltaire (Blame it on Voltaire)", aka "Poetical Refugee", which he also wrote. He also directed "L'Esquive", which won a César Awards for Best Film and Best Director. He has presented recently his last film "La Graine et le Mulet" on 64th Mostra del Cinema at Venezia for which he was awarded the Special Jury Prize, the FIPRESCI Prize, such as later the Louis Delluc Prize and others César Awards for Best Film and Best Director.

As an actor, his introduction to most English-speaking audiences was starring as Ashade the taxi driver in the 2005 psychological thriller "Sorry, Haters", an "official selection" in both the Toronto and American Film Institute's film festivals.

Filmography

Director

* "La Faute à Voltaire" (2000)
* "L'Esquive" (2003)
* "La Graine et la Mulet" (2007) "Grand Special Jury Prize at 64th Venice Film Festival"

External links

* [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0444244/ Abdel Kechiche on IMDB.com]
* [http://www.sorryhaters2006.com/ Sorry, Haters official website]