Rachid Benhadj
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| Rachid Benhadj | |
|---|---|
| Born | 12 July 1949 (age 75) Algiers, Algeria |
| Occupation | film director |
Mohamed Rachid Benhadj (Arabic: رشيد بن حاج, born 12 July 1949) is an Algerian film director and screenwriter.
Life and career
Born in Algiers, Benhadj studied architecture and cinema at the University of Paris.[1] He made his professional debut working for the Radiodiffusion Télévision Algérienne as a documentarist.[2] His feature film debut Louss (aka Desert Rose, 1989) received wide critical acclaim.[3][4] In the 1990s he decided to settle permanently in Italy.[1][3] Starting with his second film Touchia, his films got more socially and politically committed.[1][3] He is also a painter.[1]
Filmography
- Louss (1988)
- Touchia (1992)
- L'ultima cena (1995)
- Mirka (2000)
- For Bread Alone (2006)
- Parfumes of Algiers (2012)
- The Star of Algiers (2016)
- Matarès (2019)
References
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