Mehdi Charef | |
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Born |
Maghnia, Algeria | 21 October 1952
Occupation(s) |
Film director Screenwriter |
Years active | 1985-Present |
Mehdi Charef (born 21 October 1952) is a French film director and screenwriter of Algerian descent. [1] He has worked on eleven films between 1985 and 2007. His film Le thé au harem d'Archimède was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1985 Cannes Film Festival. [2] Seven years later, his film Au pays des Juliets competed for the Palme d'Or at the 1992 festival. [3]