Director
Abdellatif Kechiche
65 years · Tunis, Tunisia · 18 films
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.
Best known for
Blue Is the Warmest Color
2013 · Screenplay, Producer
On AMC+
Mektoub, My Love: Canto Uno
2018 · Producer, Director
The Secret of the Grain
2007 · Director, Writer
On Plex
Games of Love and Chance
2003 · Director, Writer
On France Channel Amazon Channel
Black Venus
2010 · Director, Screenplay
On Fandor
Poetical Refugee
2001 · Director, Writer
Filmography 18
Mektoub, My Love: Canto Due
2025 · Writer, Director
Mektoub, My Love: Intermezzo
2019 · Director, Screenplay
Mektoub, My Love: Canto Uno
2018 · Producer, Director
Blue Is the Warmest Color
2013 · Screenplay, Producer
On AMC+
Black Venus
2010 · Director, Screenplay
On Fandor
Vittorio D.
2009 · Self
Sueur
2008 · Director, Writer
The Secret of the Grain
2007 · Director, Writer
On Plex
Sorry, Haters
2005 · Ashade
On Plex
Games of Love and Chance
2003 · Director, Writer
On France Channel Amazon Channel
The Magic Box
2003 · Raouf
On Artify
Poetical Refugee
2001 · Director, Writer
The Secret of Polichinelle
1997 · Raymond
Marteau Rouge
1996 · Rachid
A Vampire in Paradise
1992 · Blondin
Bezness
1992 · Roufa
On Kanopy
The Innocents
1987 · Saïd
Mint Tea
1984 · Hamou