
French film director, actor and screenwriter
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Gatlif was born in Algiers to a Kabyle father and a Romani mother. After his childhood there, Gatlif arrived in France in 1960 following the Algerian War of Independence. Gatlif struggled for years to break into the film industry, playing in several theatrical productions until directing his first film, La Tête en ruine, in 1975. He followed it with the 1979 La Terre au ventre, a story of the…
Tony Gatlif - nascido Michel Dahmani (Argel, 10 de setembro de 1948) é um realizador de cinema francês de etnia cigana e argelina, que também trabalha como argumentista, ator e produtor cinematográfico. O seu tema principal é o povo cigano. Diz Gatlif: Toda a minha arte é de intervenção; não faria cinema se assim não fosse. Por intervenção quero dizer pelo povo, pela justiça, contra a injustiça. É preciso combater contra os estereótipos. Só conhecendo o povo de dentro — como eu conheço — isso é possível.
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Tony Gatlif (real name Michel Dahmani born September 10, 1948, Algiers, Algeria) is a French film director who also works as a scriptwriter, actor, and producer. After a childhood in Algiers, Gatlif arrived in France in 1960 following the Algerian War of Independence. Gatlif struggled for years to break into the film industry, playing in several theatrical productions until directing his first film, La Tête en ruine, in 1975. He followed it with the 1979 La Terre au ventre, a story of the Alger
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