Abdellatif Kechiche

Directing

Born: 1960-12-07

From: Tunis, Tunisia

Gender: Male

Popularity: 0.3

Also Known As

압델라티프 케시시阿布戴·柯西胥

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.

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Awards & Nominations13 won · 18 nominated

🏆 Won

Independent Spirit Award for Best Foreign Film

Blue Is the Warmest Colour

2014

Nominated

BAFTA Award for Best Film Not in the English Language

Blue Is the Warmest Colour

2014

Nominated

Polish Academy Award for Best European Film

Blue Is the Warmest Colour

2014

Nominated

César Award for Best Director

Blue Is the Warmest Colour

2014

Nominated

César Award for Best Film

Blue Is the Warmest Colour

2014

Nominated

David di Donatello for Best European Film

Blue Is the Warmest Colour

2014

Nominated

César Award for Best Adaptation

Blue Is the Warmest Colour

2014

Nominated

Independent Spirit Award for Best Foreign Film

Blue Is the Warmest Colour

2014

Nominated

Goya Award for Best European Film

Blue Is the Warmest Colour

2014

🏆 Won

Palme d'Or

Blue Is the Warmest Colour

2013

🏆 Won

Louis Delluc Prize

Blue Is the Warmest Colour

2013

Nominated

European Film Award for Best Director

Blue Is the Warmest Colour

2013

Nominated

European Film Award for Best Film

Blue Is the Warmest Colour

2013

Nominated

Independent Spirit Award for Best Foreign Film

The Secret of the Grain

2009

🏆 Won

César Award for Best Original Screenplay

The Secret of the Grain

2008

🏆 Won

Charlemagne Medal for European Media

2008

🏆 Won

César Award for Best Film

The Secret of the Grain

2008

🏆 Won

European Film Academy Critics Award

The Secret of the Grain

2008

🏆 Won

César Award for Best Director

The Secret of the Grain

2008

Nominated

David di Donatello for Best European Film

The Secret of the Grain

2008

Nominated

César Award for Best Director

The Secret of the Grain

2008

Nominated

César Award for Best Original Screenplay

The Secret of the Grain

2008

Nominated

César Award for Best Film

The Secret of the Grain

2008

🏆 Won

Grand Jury Prize of the Venice Film Festival

The Secret of the Grain

2007

🏆 Won

Louis Delluc Prize

The Secret of the Grain

2007

🏆 Won

César Award for Best Film

Games of Love and Chance

2005

🏆 Won

César Award for Best Director

Games of Love and Chance

2005

🏆 Won

César Award for Best Original Screenplay or Adaptation

Games of Love and Chance

2005

Nominated

César Award for Best Director

Games of Love and Chance

2005

Nominated

César Award for Best Original Screenplay or Adaptation

Games of Love and Chance

2005

Nominated

César Award for Best Film

Games of Love and Chance

2005

Abdellatif Kechiche

Also Known As

Biography

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Awards & Nominations13 won · 18 nominated

Acting8 titles

The Secret of Polichinelle

Mint Tea

Sorry, Haters

A Vampire in Paradise

The Innocents

Bezness

The Magic Box

Marteau Rouge

Directing9 titles

Sueur

Blue Is the Warmest Color

The Secret of the Grain

Mektoub, My Love: Canto Due

Mektoub, My Love: Canto Uno

Games of Love and Chance

Poetical Refugee

Black Venus

Mektoub, My Love: Intermezzo

Writing9 titles

Sueur

Blue Is the Warmest Color

The Secret of the Grain

Mektoub, My Love: Canto Due

Mektoub, My Love: Canto Uno

Poetical Refugee

Black Venus

Games of Love and Chance

Mektoub, My Love: Intermezzo

Production4 titles

Blue Is the Warmest Color

Mektoub, My Love: Canto Due

Mektoub, My Love: Canto Uno

Mektoub, My Love: Intermezzo