Abdellatif Kechiche
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- December 7, 1960
- Place of birth
- Tunis, Tunisia
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.
Movies with Abdellatif Kechiche
- The Innocents 1987 · ★ 5.1
- Sorry, Haters 2005 · ★ 5.6
- Bezness 1992 · ★ 4.3
- Vittorio D. 2009 · ★ 6.3
- Mint Tea 1984 · ★ 5.7
- The Magic Box 2003 · ★ 3.7
- A Vampire in Paradise 1992 · ★ 5.5
- The Secret of Polichinelle 1997 · ★ 8.0
- Mutisme 1987
- Marteau Rouge 1996
Movies directed by Abdellatif Kechiche
- Blue Is the Warmest Color 2013 · ★ 7.1
- Mektoub, My Love: Canto Uno 2018 · ★ 6.7
- The Secret of the Grain 2007 · ★ 7.0
- Games of Love and Chance 2003 · ★ 6.7
- Black Venus 2010 · ★ 6.5
- Poetical Refugee 2001 · ★ 6.6
- Mektoub, My Love: Canto Due 2025 · ★ 6.3
- Mektoub, My Love: Intermezzo 2019 · ★ 4.4
- Sueur 2008 · ★ 7.5