Known For
Directing
Born
Dec 07, 1960
Place of Birth
Tunis, Tunisia
Credits
19 titles
Abdellatif Kechiche
Biography
Abdellatif Kechiche is a Franco-Tunisian actor, screenwriter, and director born on December 7, 1960, in Tunis, Tunisia. He moved to France as a child and began his career as an actor before turning to directing. He gained recognition with films praised for their realism, dialogue, and direction of actors, notably L'Esquive and La Graine et le Mulet, for which he won four César Awards each, and La Vie d'Adèle, the film that earned him the prestigious Palme d'Or at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival. He recently released Mektoub, My Love: Canto Due, the final installment of a trilogy and possibly his last film, as he suffered a stroke in 2025, which significantly curtailed his work. His films often explore human relationships, questions of identity, working-class communities, and the journey toward integration. His work has received numerous awards, though it has also occasionally sparked controversy regarding his filming methods.
Known For
Filmography
Mektoub, My Love: Canto Due
Writer
Mektoub, My Love: Intermezzo
Director
Mektoub, My Love: Canto Uno
Producer
Blue Is the Warmest Color
Screenplay
Black Venus
Director
Vittorio D.
Self
Sueur
Director
The Secret of the Grain
Director
Sorry, Haters
Ashade
Games of Love and Chance
Director
The Magic Box
Raouf
Poetical Refugee
Director
The Secret of Polichinelle
Raymond
Marteau Rouge
Rachid
A Vampire in Paradise
Blondin
Bezness
Roufa
The Innocents
Saïd
Mutisme
Mint Tea
Hamou