Director

Mohamed Ben Attia

Directing

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Directed movies: 4Directed series: 0All crew credits: 7

TMDB ID: 1566818

Known for: Directing

Born: January 5, 1976

Age: 50

Place of birth: Tunis, Tunisia

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 2006 - 2024

Years active: 19

Average TMDB rating: 6.71

Also known as

محمد بن عطية

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Director (4)Writer (2)Script Consultant (1)

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Biography

Mohamed Ben Attia (born January 5, 1976; Tunis) is a Tunisian director and screenwriter. After various jobs in audiovisual post-production, he was finally hired for twelve years in a commercial position and prospecting at a car dealership in Tunis. Trained at the writing workshop Sud Écriture in Tunis, he began writing and directing several short fiction films, starting with Romantisme : deux comprimés matin et soir in 2005. His second short film : Comme les autres (Kif Lokhrim) was produced in 2006. After Mouja, unveiled at the Carthage Film Festival 2010 and selected at CinemAfrica 2011 in Stockholm, he directed Loi 76 (2011), his fourth short film, then Selma (2013). He moved to feature film in 2016 with Hedi, a wind of freedom produced by Dora Bouchoucha (Nomadis Images) and co-produced by the Dardenne brothers (Les Films du Fleuve), convinced by his latest short film and script. In 2018, he participated in the Cannes Film Festival where his film Dear Son is screened at the Directors' Fortnight.

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