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Rachid Benhadj is a Director, Scriptwriter and Editor Algérien born on 12 july 1949 at Algiers (Algerie)

Rachid Benhadj

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Birth name Rachid Benhadj
Nationality Algerie
Birth 12 july 1949 (74 years) at Algiers (Algerie)

Rachid Benhadj, né le 12 juillet 1949 à Alger est un réalisateur algérien.

Biography

Né en 1949 à Alger, c'est à Paris que Rachid Benhadj étudie d'abord l'architecture à l'École nationale supérieure des arts décoratifs, puis le cinéma à l'Université.

Également artiste peintre, il réalise dès 1979 plusieurs téléfilms et documentaires. En 1992, il tourne Touchia, qui obtient en 1994 le Prix du public au 4e Festival du cinéma africain de Milan, en Italie.

Il s'installe en Italie, où il vit toujours, et y réalise un moyen métrage, L'Ultima cena (1995), ainsi que deux de ses derniers longs métrages.

Il est professeur dans une école pour réalisateur cinématographique à l'Académie de Cinécittà ACT MULTIMEDIA.

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Filmography of Rachid Benhadj (2 films)

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Director

Mirka
Mirka (2000)
, 1h47
Directed by Rachid Benhadj
Origin Italie
Genres Drama
Actors Vanessa Redgrave, Gérard Depardieu, Franco Nero, Barbora Bobulova, Arnaldo Ninchi
Rating69% 3.487143.487143.487143.487143.48714
Mirka is searching for his mother in an unidentified Balkan nation, he is befriended by Strix (Depardieu) who promises to help. Kalsan (Redgrave) is surprised at the sudden arrival of Mirka, a foreign child in her midst. In a turn of events, it emerges that he is her grandson. Unlike the villagers that participated in a silent infanticide against ethnic rape children, Kalsan saved Mirka and took him to a city orphanage. The tragic story is unveiled by Kalsan's niece, Elena who became pregnant with Mirka after being the victim of an ethnic war rape. Elena has long believed her child to be dead so his appearance shakes the fabric of the household. Mirka's ethnicity leads to his persecution by the villagers.
Rose Of The Desert, 1h50
Directed by Rachid Benhadj
Origin Algerie
Genres Drama
Themes Medical-themed films, Films about disabilities
Rating52% 2.648452.648452.648452.648452.64845
Un jeune handicapé qui s'appelle Moussa suit les cours d'école dans une oasis. Sa sœur Zineb doit s'occuper de lui et le protéger. Dans le désert, Moussa voudrait faire pousser un rosier...

Scriptwriter

Mirka
Mirka (2000)
, 1h47
Directed by Rachid Benhadj
Origin Italie
Genres Drama
Actors Vanessa Redgrave, Gérard Depardieu, Franco Nero, Barbora Bobulova, Arnaldo Ninchi
Roles Writer
Rating69% 3.487143.487143.487143.487143.48714
Mirka is searching for his mother in an unidentified Balkan nation, he is befriended by Strix (Depardieu) who promises to help. Kalsan (Redgrave) is surprised at the sudden arrival of Mirka, a foreign child in her midst. In a turn of events, it emerges that he is her grandson. Unlike the villagers that participated in a silent infanticide against ethnic rape children, Kalsan saved Mirka and took him to a city orphanage. The tragic story is unveiled by Kalsan's niece, Elena who became pregnant with Mirka after being the victim of an ethnic war rape. Elena has long believed her child to be dead so his appearance shakes the fabric of the household. Mirka's ethnicity leads to his persecution by the villagers.
Rose Of The Desert, 1h50
Directed by Rachid Benhadj
Origin Algerie
Genres Drama
Themes Medical-themed films, Films about disabilities
Roles Writer
Rating52% 2.648452.648452.648452.648452.64845
Un jeune handicapé qui s'appelle Moussa suit les cours d'école dans une oasis. Sa sœur Zineb doit s'occuper de lui et le protéger. Dans le désert, Moussa voudrait faire pousser un rosier...

Editor

Rose Of The Desert, 1h50
Directed by Rachid Benhadj
Origin Algerie
Genres Drama
Themes Medical-themed films, Films about disabilities
Roles Editor
Rating52% 2.648452.648452.648452.648452.64845
Un jeune handicapé qui s'appelle Moussa suit les cours d'école dans une oasis. Sa sœur Zineb doit s'occuper de lui et le protéger. Dans le désert, Moussa voudrait faire pousser un rosier...