Mehdi Ben Attia | |
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Born | Tunis, Tunisia | 7 August 1968
Occupation | film director, screenwriter and actor |
Nationality | Tunisian |
Notable works | movies En face (1999), The String (Le Fil, 2009), and Of Skin and Men (L'Amour des hommes, 2017). [1] |
Mehdi Ben Attia is a Tunisian film director, screenwriter and actor. [1] [2]
Born at Tunis in 1968, Ben Attia studied at Lycée Gustave Flaubert in La Marsa, Tunisia, and in 1993 obtained a French Diplôme d'études approfondies advanced degree in sociology at Sorbonne University in Paris. He then turned to screenwriting, often in collaboration, and direction of films and television series for French channels, for instance H (for Canal Plus), Sami (three episodes, M6), and Groupe Flag (two episodes, France 2). His first feature film Le Fil ( The String , a homosexual love story) starred Claudia Cardinale and Salim Kechiouche. He also acted in four films. [2] [3]
Ben Attia's films include: [1] [2]
Year | Film | Genre | Role | Stars | Duration (min) |
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1999 | En face | Romantic short | Codirector and coscreenwriter with Zina Modiano and Kahéna Attia | Amel Smaoui, Mohamed Ali Cherif, and Néjia Ouji | 27 m |
2001 | Loin by André Téchiné | Drama feature | Coscreenwriter with André Téchiné and others | Azabal Lubna, Brakni Rachida, and Morel Gaël | 120 m |
2005 | La Vie privée by Zina Modiano. Plot based on Henry James's 1892 short story The Private Life. | Drama feature | Actor and coscreenwriter with Zina Modiano | Ouassini Embarek and Marie Modiano | 75 m |
2009 | Sweet home (Bent eddar) by Fatma Chérif | Portrait documentary | Coscreenwriter with Fatma Chérif | Thouraya | 50 m |
2009 | Le Fil ( The String ) | Homosexual romance feature | Director and coscreenwriter with Olivier Laneurie | Claudia Cardinale, Salim Kechiouche and Antonin Stahly (Vishwanadan) | 93 m |
2011 | Les impardonables ( Unforgivable ) by André Téchiné adapted from the 2009 novel by Philippe Djian | Thriller feature | Coscreenwriter with André Téchiné and Philippe Djian | Carole Bouquet, André Dussollier and Mélanie Thierry | 111 m |
2012 | Je ne suis pas mort (I'm not dead, fr) [4] | Drama feature | Director and screenwriter | Mehdi Dehbi, Maria de Medeiros and Emmanuel Salinger | 99 m |
2017 | L'Amour des hommes ( Of Skin and Men ) | Drama feature | Director and coscreenwriter with Martin Drouot | Raouf Ben Amor and Hafsia Herzi | 105 m |
Ben Attia's films obtained two prizes and three nominations, such as: [1]
Film | Festival | Award |
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En face (1999) | Festival International du Film Francophone de Namur | 2000 Winner Best Short Film of the South, shared with Zina Modiano |
The String (2009) | Frameline Film Festival (former San Francisco International Lesbian and Gay Film Festival) | 2010 Winner Audience Award Best Feature |
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