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Mehdi Charef

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  • Director
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Mehdi Charef at an event for All the Invisible Children (2005)
Mehdi Charef was born on 21 October 1952 in Marnia, Oran, France [now Algeria]. He is a writer and director, known for Tea in the Harem (1985), Au pays des Juliets (1992) and Daughter of Keltoum (2001).
BornOctober 21, 1952
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    • Awards
      • 7 wins & 2 nominations

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    Tea in the Harem (1985)
    Tea in the Harem
    6.9
    • Writer
    • 1985
    Au pays des Juliets (1992)
    Au pays des Juliets
    7.1
    • Writer
    • 1992
    Daughter of Keltoum (2001)
    Daughter of Keltoum
    7.3
    • Writer
    • 2001
    Miss Mona (1987)
    Miss Mona
    7.4
    • Writer
    • 1987

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    Writer

    • Rossy de Palma in Graziella (2015)
      Graziella
      6.5
      • Writer
      • 2015
    • Cartouches gauloises (2007)
      Cartouches gauloises
      6.9
      • Writer
      • 2007
    • All the Invisible Children (2005)
      All the Invisible Children
      7.4
      • Writer (segment Tanza)
      • 2005
    • Daughter of Keltoum (2001)
      Daughter of Keltoum
      7.3
      • screenplay
      • 2001
    • Muriel Robin in Marie-Line (2000)
      Marie-Line
      6.2
      • Writer
      • 2000
    • La maison d'Alexina (1999)
      La maison d'Alexina
      5.9
      TV Movie
      • Writer
      • 1999
    • Pigeon volé (1996)
      Pigeon volé
      7.5
      TV Movie
      • Writer
      • 1996
    • Julie, bientôt 12 ans et demi (1993)
      Regards d'enfance
      6.6
      TV Series
      • Writer
      • 1995
    • Au pays des Juliets (1992)
      Au pays des Juliets
      7.1
      • dialogue
      • screenplay
      • 1992
    • Camomille (1988)
      Camomille
      5.8
      • writer
      • 1988
    • Miss Mona (1987)
      Miss Mona
      7.4
      • Writer
      • 1987
    • Tea in the Harem (1985)
      Tea in the Harem
      6.9
      • novel "Le thé au harem d'Archi Ahmed"
      • written by
      • 1985

    Director

    • Rossy de Palma in Graziella (2015)
      Graziella
      6.5
      • Director
      • 2015
    • Cartouches gauloises (2007)
      Cartouches gauloises
      6.9
      • Director
      • 2007
    • Armand Amar, Didier Bourguignon, Mehdi Charef, Betty Krestinsky, Yves Michel, Louis Navarre, Jean Nehr, Michèle Ray-Gavras, Pascal Rozand, Nadia Samir, Bonnafet Tarbouriech, Jérôme Alméras, Hélène Melani, Ali Abdoun, Benoît Maffone, Jordan Diow, Marc Robert, Laurence Lafiteau, Adel Mohamed Kacer, Assia Brahmi, Yorgos Lamprinos, Thomas Millet, Gaia Saïd, Fouad Trifi, Mohamed Dine Elhannani, Mohammed El Amine Medjahri, Tolga Cayir, Mohamed Faouzi Ali Cherif, Amara Abdelhamid, Fatima Mesli, Nassim Meziane, Sabrina Senoussi, Farah Abdoune, Mustafa Medjahri, Philippe Mondet, Noura Attaba, Abdelkader Kenniche, Aurore Labrugère, Diboun Benamar, Tewfik Kazi Tani, Boumedienne Medjahri, Julien Amate, Anthony Doux, Mustafa Adida, Rachel Queinnec, Noura Baya, Hadj Kaddour Meghelli, Amine Benkalfat, Pascal Duthuin, Alain Peron, Adrien Cheron, Paul-Emile Landrin, Claire Fortier-Durand, Catherine Landrin, and Frédéric Borel in Cartouches gauloises (2007)
      Mes yeux
      9.6
      Short
      • Director (supervising)
      • 2007
    • All the Invisible Children (2005)
      All the Invisible Children
      7.4
      • Director (segment Tanza)
      • 2005
    • Giorgos Arvanitis, Mehdi Charef, Claude Denys, Arnaud Duléry, Denis Lavant, François Legrand, Philippine Leroy-Beaulieu, Bruno Lochet, Claire Nebout, Eric Neveux, François Négret, Rossy de Palma, Bruno Paviot, Loïc Pichon, Juliette Poissonnier, Michèle Ray-Gavras, Bonnafet Tarbouriech, Juliette Galoisy, Maguelonne Samat, Simone Vierne, Anne Benoît, Bénédicte Gutierrez, Jordan Diow, Camille Brunel, Camille Brunel-Alberny, Alexandre Serrier, Romane Denjean, Gérard Charon, Jean-Jacques Gilbert, Groupe vocal Amalgame, Christine Faure, Jean Cauchye, Compagnie de la Grange, Compagnie Godzi, Ange de Saint-Mont, Bertille Vanel, Mireille Mirej, Ménéhould Zahnd, Pascal Karon, Jérémie Sfez, Camille Brunel, Astrid Whettnall, Gil Morand, Yorgos Lamprinos, Djiby Badiane, Serge Franco, Pascal Duthuin, Diane Duthuin, Laure Sauret, and Lorenz Kohler in Une Dame de Coeur (2004)
      Une Dame de Coeur
      Video
      • co-director
      • 2004
    • Daughter of Keltoum (2001)
      Daughter of Keltoum
      7.3
      • Director
      • 2001
    • Muriel Robin in Marie-Line (2000)
      Marie-Line
      6.2
      • Director
      • 2000
    • La maison d'Alexina (1999)
      La maison d'Alexina
      5.9
      TV Movie
      • Director
      • 1999
    • Pigeon volé (1996)
      Pigeon volé
      7.5
      TV Movie
      • Director
      • 1996
    • Au pays des Juliets (1992)
      Au pays des Juliets
      7.1
      • Director
      • 1992
    • Camomille (1988)
      Camomille
      5.8
      • Director
      • 1988
    • Miss Mona (1987)
      Miss Mona
      7.4
      • Director
      • 1987
    • Tea in the Harem (1985)
      Tea in the Harem
      6.9
      • Director
      • 1985

    Additional Crew

    • Catherine Deneuve, Costa-Gavras, David Achkar, André Téchiné, Philippe Berodot, Suzanne Berteloot, Claude Brosset, Mehdi Charef, Carlos Conti, Jean Corso, Olivier Delbosc, Christophe Farnarier, Romain Gavras, Julien Hirsch, Jean-Jacques Jauffret, Pascal Mathieu, Michel Montanary, Denis Morel, Jacques Nolot, Lionel Perrin, Mama Prassinos, Michèle Ray-Gavras, Jacques Ruisseau, Lucia Stefanel, Abdelkader Bouallaga, Antoine Mazarin, Célia Rachedi-Delhaie, Hanna El Hmaimi, Elisabeth Puig, Emmanuel Santa-Cruz, Elodie Mas, Laura Garcia, Sébastien Justafré, Raphaël Escudié, Johanny Dubreu, Kristel Petit Vargas, Yvan Pourtau, Alima Amraoui, Zoé Debbi, Alice Blanché, Nohaila Ayrir, Salim Bouzrouddah, Maéva Charrière, Sihem Kaddar, Maëlle Rouifed, Ayoub Touati, Ismaïl Touati, Mansou Vissimbayev, Marc Defresne, Olivier Raluy, Jean-Luc Sintes, Sana Zazouli, Johanna White Palacio, Denis Dommel, Tony Roussel, Germain Colombier, Amer Alwan, Albertine Lastera, Iojik, Jordan Diow, Mireille Mirej, Pascal Karon, Franck Gramont, Yves Lorch, Vincent Sitz, Alain Mathecowitsch, Lionel Volta, Pierre-Yves Mathieu, Maurice Jakubowicz, Maurice Jakubowicz, Lauren Marceaux Deguignet, Didier Pillette, Lionel Perrin, Pascale Paddy, Gil Morand, Alexis Rault, Kacey Mottet Klein, Rose Harlean, Kamel Labroudi, Lahcen Elmazouzi, Philippe Pasquini, Oulaya Amamra, Jean-Philippe Nadeau Marcoux, Emmanuelle Franc, Stéphane Bak, Serge Franco, Léa Mysius, Mohamed Djouhri, Ronald Alphonse, Tamara De Leener, Kasia Wolf, Pascal Duthuin, Stephen James Back, Florent Jakubowicz, Medhi Charef, Raida Rus, Salem Adimi, Pierre Ndjami Makanda, and Lauren Marceaux in Charlie, Neuf Heures 00 (2015)
      Charlie, Neuf Heures 00
      Short
      • Supported by
      • 2015
    • David Copperfield, David Achkar, Michèle André, Michèle André, Valerie Arem, Philippe Berodot, Mehdi Charef, Frédéric Constant, Olivier Doran, Albert Dupontel, Doug Ellin, Christophe Farnarier, Raoul Fruhauf, Jean-Jacques Jauffret, Pascal Mathieu, Michel Montanary, Denis Morel, Nicky Naudé, Kim Nezzar, Mireille Perrier, Lionel Perrin, Yves Pignot, Jacques Ruisseau, Julien Seri, Lucia Stefanel, Katja von Garnier, Philippe Tasquin, Dennis Dommel, Thibaud Gambier, Moritz Sacher, Antoine Mazarin, Alain Pérez, Lauren Christine, Christine Fauré, Denis Dommel, Rosa Salazar Arenas, Hayley Hasselhoff, Cytise Fontaine, Krystin Chaplain, Laurence Le Strat Dépret, Renaud Heigeas, Compagnie Zizanie, Compagnie Close-Act, Sylvie Pradel, Mathieu Robert Pascal, Laurent Cheron, Tony Roussel, Christian Morante, Pascal Mahieu, Laurence Aboukhater, Alain Peral, Marine Quéméré, Stéphanie Volsy-Roussel, Marine Quemeneur, Charles-Olivier Gendron, Mathieu Pierre Pelletier, Antoine-Marin Lemierre, Mireille Aureline, Amaury Roussel, Pascal Kando, Frédéric Jakubowicz, Germain Colombier, Henri Denicourt, Gérard Thierry, Anick Dorais, Zaho de Sagazan, Nathalie Le Guellec, Iojik, Jordan Diow, Eric Bourlion, Jean-François Berger, Isolda Stefanel, Raluca Moldovan, Lenny Rousselet, Christine Faure, Mireille Mirej, Pascal Karon, Prince Mazarin, Yves Lorch, Vincent Sitz, Alain Mathecowitsch, Marie-Louise Grognet, Raluca Mocan, Olivier Legendre, Marie-Hélène Gambier, Lionel Volta, Hervé Thiry-Duval, Pierre-Yves Mathieu, Valérie Marcelli, Claudine Duthuin, Jacqueline Duthuin, Lionel Lamant, Claudine Duthuin, Roger Faure, Frédéric Constant, Lauren Marceaux Deguignet, Kelkin, Laure Abouaf, Alain Perron, Antoine Mazan, Pascale Paddy, Kelvin Bryan, Alphonsine Mireille Toudonou, Jean-Jacques Jaurès, Gil Morand, Pascal Bascaron, Lionel Voillat, Pierre-Yves Matthieu, Axel Huber, Valerio Cardelli, Tony Russell, Philippe Bernard, Ayandele Alex Pascall, Lionel Vogt, Philippe Pasquini, Grégory Roussel, Emmanuelle Franc, Axel Huet, Ryan J. Gilmer, Lorraine de Sagazan, Antoine Pizon, Jacques Jauffret, Ajah-Denise Christine Fambo-Demarteau, Pascale Paume, Serge Franco, Mireille Joffre, Olivier De Sagazan, Thierry Roussel Garneau, Roger Faulkner, Mireille Moros, Mathieu Milella, Laure Abonnat, Ronald Alphonse, Michèle Clément, Jean-Philippe Bergeron, Kasia Wolf, Pascal Duthuin, Mireille Marchall, Anastasia Wolter, Romuald Rocheta, Florence Babin, Stephen James Back, Sophie Bécourt, Florent Jakubowicz, Alain Peron, Diane Duthuin, Sylvain Joignant, Sylvain Vilpellet, Camille Mandot, Caroline Brassier, Aline Pariset, Douglas Kalifa, Anne-James Chaton, Damien Maz, Valeria Martelli, Medhi Charef, Jean-Philippe Bozier, Jean-Philippe Aizier, Mehdi Chavoshi, and Pierre Ndjami Makanda in Le Rêve aux Loups (2014)
      Le Rêve aux Loups
      Short
      • Supporter
      • 2014
    • Luc Besson, Rosanna Arquette, Jean Reno, Jean-Marc Barr, Griffin Dunne, Carlo Varini, Aleksandrov Konstantin, Kimberly Beck, Claude Besson, Jean Bouise, Rosario Campese, Geoffrey Carey, Sergio Castellitto, Tredessa Dalton, Pierre-Alain de Garrigues, Franco Diogene, Eric Do, Marc Duret, Patrick Fontana, Gregory Forstner, Robert Garland, Christian Gazio, André Germe, Marika Gevaudan, Marilyn Goldin, Bruce Guerre-Berthelot, Paul Herman, Patrice Ledoux, Jacques Lévy, Nicolas Maltos, Olivier Mauffroy, Jacques Mayol, Kim Nezzar, Marc Perrier, Marc Planceon, Claude Robin, Jan Rouiller, Jacques Ruisseau, Pierre Semmler, Éric Serra, Paul Shenar, Ronald Teuhi, Valentina Vargas, Alessandra Vazzoler, Andréas Voutsinas, Dan Weil, Cytise Fontaine, Compagnie Zizanie, Compagnie Close-Act, Sylvie Pradel, Laurent Cheron, Gérard Thierry, Jordan Diow, Pascal Karon, Alain Mathecowitsch, Marie-Louise Grognet, Valentina Castellani, Gil Morand, Chico Scimone, Philippe Pasquini, Serge Franco, Michèle Clément, Kasia Wolf, Pascal Duthuin, Romuald Rocheta, Florence Babin, Alain Peron, Sylvain Vilpellet, Camille Mandot, Caroline Brassier, Aline Pariset, and Douglas Kalifa in Djink, Forêt d'Ukraine (2009)
      Djink Europa 2027
      9.3
      Video
      • technical adviser
      • 2009
    • Armand Amar, Didier Bourguignon, Mehdi Charef, Betty Krestinsky, Yves Michel, Louis Navarre, Jean Nehr, Michèle Ray-Gavras, Pascal Rozand, Nadia Samir, Bonnafet Tarbouriech, Jérôme Alméras, Hélène Melani, Ali Abdoun, Benoît Maffone, Jordan Diow, Marc Robert, Laurence Lafiteau, Adel Mohamed Kacer, Assia Brahmi, Yorgos Lamprinos, Thomas Millet, Gaia Saïd, Fouad Trifi, Mohamed Dine Elhannani, Mohammed El Amine Medjahri, Tolga Cayir, Mohamed Faouzi Ali Cherif, Amara Abdelhamid, Fatima Mesli, Nassim Meziane, Sabrina Senoussi, Farah Abdoune, Mustafa Medjahri, Philippe Mondet, Noura Attaba, Abdelkader Kenniche, Aurore Labrugère, Diboun Benamar, Tewfik Kazi Tani, Boumedienne Medjahri, Julien Amate, Anthony Doux, Mustafa Adida, Rachel Queinnec, Noura Baya, Hadj Kaddour Meghelli, Amine Benkalfat, Pascal Duthuin, Alain Peron, Adrien Cheron, Paul-Emile Landrin, Claire Fortier-Durand, Catherine Landrin, and Frédéric Borel in Cartouches gauloises (2007)
      Mes yeux
      9.6
      Short
      • technical adviser
      • 2007
    • Jacques Ruisseau, Anick Dorais, Jordan Diow, Rodrigue Quaegebeur, Pascal Karon, Gil Morand, Pascal Duthuin, Romuald Rocheta, Frédérique Clusel, Gérard Dupont, Diane Duthuin, Emma Van Rooij, Sylvain Joignant, Martin Scott Music, David Vandamme, Luther Clusel, Claude Losy, Katarina Van Rooij, and Laetitia Ponte in Cartel des Anges (2007)
      Cartel des Anges
      9.4
      Video
      • Supported by
      • 2007
    • Vladimir Cosma, Jean-Pierre Mocky, Patricia Barzyk, Frédéric Bouraly, Mehdi Charef, Benoit de Gauléjac, Claude Denys, Philippe Duquesne, Michel Genoux, Olivier Hémon, Régis Iacono, Idriss, Muriel Montossé, Nicky Naudé, Jean-Paul Sergent, Noël Simsolo, Bonnafet Tarbouriech, Catherine Van Hecke, Philippe Vieux, Jacques Wutz, Mélodie Sanson, Jean-Luc Jacquot, Maguelonne Samat, Laurent Biras, Simone Vierne, Krystin Chaplain, Ichem Saïbi, Hélène Bizot, Jean-Noël Cnokaert, Jordan Diow, Camille Brunel, Camille Brunel-Alberny, Alexandre Serrier, Romane Denjean, Gérard Charon, Jean-Jacques Gilbert, Groupe vocal Amalgame, Christine Faure, Jean Cauchye, Compagnie de la Grange, Compagnie Godzi, Ange de Saint-Mont, Bertille Vanel, Mireille Mirej, Ménéhould Zahnd, Pascal Karon, Vincent Azé, Frédéric Dieudonné, Lucas Bléger, Camille Brunel, Gil Morand, Emmanuel Nakach, Guillaume Delaunay, Raphaël Scheer, Dominique Kling, Marc Schweyer, Alice Dufour, Jean-Marc Peyrefitte, Antoine Delelis, Marie-Claire Arènes, Philippe Bonnet, Prescillia Andreani, Maryvonne Hamida, Serge Franco, Claire Corlier, Benoît Chaigneau, Paul Dubuisson, Pascal Duthuin, Tristan Pecylak, Alain Peron, Marie Barrouillet, Anthony Levkaovitch, Aton, Catherine Blatter, Etienne Romezin, Jonathan Eden, Adrien Daquin, Jean-Claude Breysse, Nouhed Zouad, and Frédéric Borel in Une Dame de Coeur (2004)
      Festi'Val d'Oise du Court
      Video
      • Supported by
      • 2006

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      • October 21, 1952
      • Marnia, Oran, France [now Algeria]
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