Abdellatif Kechiche

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Abdellatif Kechiche (Template:Lang-ar), 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 Award 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.

Selected filmography

Film
Year	Title	Role	Notes
2010	Black Venus	Director
2007	The Secret of the Grain	Director	César Award for Best Director Louis Delluc Prize
2003	Games of Love and Chance	Director	César Award for Best Director
2000	La Faute à Voltaire	Director

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