Karim Dridi

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Karim Dridi
Born (1961-01-09) 9 January 1961 (age 63)
Occupation(s) Film director
Screenwriter
Years active1987-present

Karim Dridi (born 9 January 1961 in tunis) is a French Tunisian film director and screenwriter. He has directed ten films since 1987. His 1994 film Pigalle was entered into the main competition at the 51st edition of the Venice Film Festival. [1] His film Bye-Bye was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1995 Cannes Film Festival. [2]

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References

  1. Roderick Conway Morris (7 September 1994). "At Venice Festival, a Meeting of the Simpletons and Psychopaths". The New York Times . Retrieved 21 October 2015.
  2. "Festival de Cannes: Bye-Bye". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 6 September 2009.