Abdellatif Kechiche

Abdellatif Kechiche is a FrancoTunisian 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 LEsquive and La Graine et le Mulet for which he won four César Awards each and La Vie dAdèle the film that earned him the prestigious Palme dOr 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 workingclass communities and the journey toward integration His work has received numerous awards though it has also occasionally sparked controversy regarding his filming methods