Abdellatif Kechiche

Abdellatif Kechiche (b. 1960, Tunis), screenwriter and director, started out as an actor, giving his screen debut in 1984 in Mint Tea (Un thé à la menthe). As a director he began with Blame It on Voltaire (La faute à Voltaire, 2001) about an idealistic immigrant in Paris; the film won a Golden Lion for Best Debut at Venice, among other awards. Three years later he followed this up with Games of Love and Chance (L’esquive), which brought him five French César awards… (plus)