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Abdellatif Kechiche

  • Writer
  • Director
  • Actor
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Abdellatif Kechiche at an event for Blue Is the Warmest Colour (2013)
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Abdellatif Kechiche was born on 7 December 1960 in Tunis, Tunisia. He is a writer and director, known for Blue Is the Warmest Colour (2013), Games of Love and Chance (2003) and The Secret of the Grain (2007).
BornDecember 7, 1960
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BornDecember 7, 1960
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    • Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award
      • 64 wins & 50 nominations total

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    Known for

    Léa Seydoux and Adèle Exarchopoulos in Blue Is the Warmest Colour (2013)
    Blue Is the Warmest Colour
    7.6
    • Writer
    • 2013
    Games of Love and Chance (2003)
    Games of Love and Chance
    6.9
    • Writer
    • 2003
    The Secret of the Grain (2007)
    The Secret of the Grain
    7.4
    • Writer
    • 2007
    Élodie Bouchez, Aure Atika, and Sami Bouajila in Poetical Refugee (2000)
    Poetical Refugee
    6.9
    • Writer
    • 2000

    Credits

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    Writer

    • Salim Kechiouche, Jodi Taylor, and Shaïn Boumedine in Mektoub, My Love: Canto Due (2025)
      Mektoub, My Love: Canto Due
      6.3
      • scenario
      • 2025
    • Mektoub, My Love: Intermezzo (2019)
      Mektoub, My Love: Intermezzo
      4.0
      • Writer
      • 2019
    • Lou Luttiau, Ophélie Bau, and Shaïn Boumedine in Mektoub, My Love: Canto Uno (2017)
      Mektoub, My Love: Canto Uno
      6.5
      • screenplay
      • 2017
    • Léa Seydoux and Adèle Exarchopoulos in Blue Is the Warmest Colour (2013)
      Blue Is the Warmest Colour
      7.6
      • scenario, adaptation and dialogue
      • 2013
    • Black Venus (2010)
      Black Venus
      6.8
      • original scenario
      • adaptation and dialogue
      • 2010
    • The Secret of the Grain (2007)
      The Secret of the Grain
      7.4
      • Writer
      • 2007
    • Games of Love and Chance (2003)
      Games of Love and Chance
      6.9
      • scenario
      • adaptation and dialogue
      • 2003
    • Élodie Bouchez, Aure Atika, and Sami Bouajila in Poetical Refugee (2000)
      Poetical Refugee
      6.9
      • scenario and dialogue
      • 2000

    Director

    • Salim Kechiouche, Jodi Taylor, and Shaïn Boumedine in Mektoub, My Love: Canto Due (2025)
      Mektoub, My Love: Canto Due
      6.3
      • Director
      • 2025
    • Mektoub, My Love: Intermezzo (2019)
      Mektoub, My Love: Intermezzo
      4.0
      • Director
      • 2019
    • Lou Luttiau, Ophélie Bau, and Shaïn Boumedine in Mektoub, My Love: Canto Uno (2017)
      Mektoub, My Love: Canto Uno
      6.5
      • Director
      • 2017
    • Léa Seydoux and Adèle Exarchopoulos in Blue Is the Warmest Colour (2013)
      Blue Is the Warmest Colour
      7.6
      • Director
      • 2013
    • Black Venus (2010)
      Black Venus
      6.8
      • Director
      • 2010
    • Hafsia Herzi in Sueur (2008)
      Sueur
      6.6
      Video
      • Director
      • 2008
    • The Secret of the Grain (2007)
      The Secret of the Grain
      7.4
      • Director
      • 2007
    • Games of Love and Chance (2003)
      Games of Love and Chance
      6.9
      • Director
      • 2003
    • Élodie Bouchez, Aure Atika, and Sami Bouajila in Poetical Refugee (2000)
      Poetical Refugee
      6.9
      • Director
      • 2000

    Actor

    • Sorry, Haters (2005)
      Sorry, Haters
      6.2
      • Ashade Mouhana
      • 2005
    • La boîte magique (2002)
      La boîte magique
      7.2
      • Raouf as Adult (as Abdelatif Kechiche)
      • 2002
    • Le secret de Polichinelle (1997)
      Le secret de Polichinelle
      4.6
      • 1997
    • Marteau rouge
      Short
      • (as Abdel Kechiche)
      • 1996
    • Un vampire au paradis (1992)
      Un vampire au paradis
      5.1
      • Blondin (as Abdel Kechiche)
      • 1992
    • Bezness (1992)
      Bezness
      6.0
      • Roufa (as Abdel Kechiche)
      • 1992
    • Simon de La Brosse and Sandrine Bonnaire in Les innocents (1987)
      Les innocents
      6.2
      • Saïd (as Abdel Kechiche)
      • 1987
    • Mint Tea (1984)
      Mint Tea
      6.5
      • Hamou (as Abdel Kechiche)
      • 1984
    • Un balcon sur les Andes (1982)
      Un balcon sur les Andes
      TV Movie
      • (as Abdel Kechiche)
      • 1982

    Videos2

    Bande annonce [OV]
    Trailer 0:46
    Bande annonce [OV]
    Sorry, Haters
    Trailer 1:41
    Sorry, Haters
    Sorry, Haters
    Trailer 1:41
    Sorry, Haters

    Personal details

    • Alternative names
      • Abdelatif Kechiche
    • Born
      • December 7, 1960
      • Tunis, Tunisia
    • Publicity listings
      • 2 Articles

    Did you know

    • Trivia
      Is influenced by Yasujirō Ozu's films.
    • Quotes
      [on his cinema] I don't want it to look like life. I want it to actually be life. Real moments of life, that's what I'm after.
    • Trademarks
        Frequently casts amateur actors

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