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Mehdi Charef

French film director · France · On the map · Directors · Born 1952 · age 74

Mehdi Charef is a French film director and screenwriter of Algerian descent. He has worked on eleven films between 1985 and 2007. His film Le thé au harem d'Archimède was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1985 Cannes Film Festival.

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2023L'Arabe dans le posteFilm2020Porte Doree prizeAward2015GraziellaFilm, Director, Writer2007Summer of '62Film, Director, Writer2006All the Invisible ChildrenFilm, Director, Writer2001Daughter of KeltoumFilm, Director, Writer2000Marie-LineFilm, Director, Writer1999Alexina's HouseFilm, Director, Writer1992In the Country of JulietsFilm, Director, Writer1991WomenFilm, Director1988CamomilleFilm, Director, Writer1987Miss MonaFilm, Director1985Prix Jean VigoAwardTea in the HaremFilm, 1985Director, Writer1976MosaïqueFilm1975ApostrophesSeries1974Spécial cinémaSeries1952Born21 October 1952

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Porte Doree prize2020
Prix Jean Vigo1985

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Seven years later, his film Au pays des Juliets competed for the Palme d'Or at the 1992 festival. He won the César Award for Best First Film for Tea in the Harem.

Country
France
Category
Directors
Type
Movie Director
Status
Living
Dates
Born 1952 · age 74