Known For
Directing
Gender
Male
Birthday
January 1, 1943
Age
83
Place of Birth
Constantine, Algérie
Popularity
0.5
Ali Ghalem
Directing
Biography
Ali Ghalem or "Ali Ghanem", born in 1943 in Constantine, is an Algerian director. Son of peasants, he received education in a Koranic school. He went to France in 1965 and worked from factory to construction site. By his own admission, he did not write in French until many years after his arrival, which did not prevent him from writing and directing a first feature film "Mektoub?" in 1970. This first notable essay is an evocation of the life of Algerian workers in France. Five years later, he did it again with “L’Autre France” which once again describes the precarious life of immigrants. His…
Also known as
Ali Ghanem
