Mehdi Charef

Mehdi Charef ( born October 21, 1952 in Maghnia, Algeria ) is a writer living in France, film director and playwright of Algerian origin.

Biography

Charef came at the age of ten years to France, where he lived in various cities and also in the slums of the Paris agglomeration. From 1970 to 1983 he worked as a scissors-grinder in a factory. For the film, he came when he Costa -Gavras to advised to film his novel Le Thé au harem d' Archi Ahmed. In 2005 he wrote his first play, titled " 1962" which is about the end of the Algerian War.

Awards

For his films, he was award- nominated several times. For " Le Thé au harem d' Archimede " in 1985 he was awarded at the International Film Festival in Cannes with the "Award of the Youth ," received the " Jean Vigo Award" and in 1986 the French " Cesar " in the same year in the "Best first work". With " Au pays des Juliets " he was nominated for the International Film Festival in Cannes in 1992 for the " Palme d'Or ", then was awarded the " Prize of the Ecumenical Jury - Special Mention ". In 2002 he received the International Festival of Love Films in Mons the " Kodak Award" for " La Fille de Keltoum ".

Bibliography

Filmography

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