Mehdi Charef

Mehdi Charef
Born (1952-10-21) 21 October 1952 (age 74)
Maghnia, French Algeria
Died9 June 2026(2026-06-09) (aged 73)
OccupationsFilm director, screenwriter
Years active1985–2026

Mehdi Charef (21 October 1952 – 9 June 2026) was a French film director and screenwriter of Algerian descent. He worked on eleven films between 1985 and 2007. His film Tea in the Harem was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1985 Cannes Film Festival. For this film, he won the César Award for Best First Film. Seven years later, his film In the Country of Juliets competed for the Palme d'Or at the 1992 festival. Charef died on 9 June 2026, at the age of 73.

Filmography

References

  1. ↑ "Mehdi Charef". Premiere.fr (in French). 21 October 1952. Retrieved 7 February 2018.
  2. 1 2 "Out of Competition - Special Screenings: 'Summer of '62' by Mehdi Charef". Festival de Cannes. 24 May 2007. Retrieved 26 October 2026.
  3. ↑ "Mehdi Charef". Académie des Arts et Techniques du Cinéma. Retrieved 30 July 2025.
  4. ↑ "Mehdi Charef, écrivain et cinéaste connu pour « Le Thé au harem d'Archimède », est mort à 73 ans". Le Monde (in French). 10 June 2026. ISSN 1950-6244. Retrieved 26 October 2026.