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Hatem Ali (1962-2020)

Birthplace:
Syria

Born:
June 2, 1962

Died:
December 29, 2020

Biography from TheMovieDB

Hatem Ali (حاتم علي) was a Syrian actor and director. He studied philosophy and then acting at the Higher Institute of Dramatic Arts in Damascus, from which he graduated in 1986. He worked as an actor in many series, then turned to directing in the mid-nineties. Before that, he wrote the script for the film بهمو آخر الليل and then directed it. The film won the gold at the Cairo Radio and Television Festival. He presented many immortal series as a director, including (فارس في المدينة، مرايا 98، مرايا 99، الفصول الأربعة، الزير سالم، صلاح الدين الأيوبي، التغريبة الفلسطينية), and he also presented three films for the cinema: (العشاق، سيلينا، الليل الطويل). He founded an artistic production company called (صورة), through which he presented a number of television works.

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Film Performances

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Film Production

Director:
1999  Al Fousoul Al Arba'a
2002  Al Fousoul Al Arba'a 2
2009  Silina
2009  The Long Night
2009  allayl altawil

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TV Performances

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TV Production

Creator:
2004  Big Dreams
2005  Holding Back Tears
2011  Forgiveness

Director:
1999  The Four Seasons
2000  Al Zeer Salem
2000  My Family and I
2001  Salah Al-Deen Al-Ayoubi
2002  The Falcon of Quraish
2003  Cordoba's Spring
2004  Big Dreams
2004  Palestinian Alienation
2005  Holding Back Tears
2005  Kings of Sects
2011  Forgiveness
2012  Omar
2013  Underground
2014  Red Lipstick
2017  Hell Stone
2017  Orchidia
2018  Like It Was Yesterday
2019  That's What Happened

Executive Producer:
1999  The Four Seasons
2000  Al Zeer Salem
2000  My Family and I
2001  Salah Al-Deen Al-Ayoubi
2002  The Falcon of Quraish
2003  Cordoba's Spring
2004  Big Dreams
2004  Palestinian Alienation
2005  Holding Back Tears
2005  Kings of Sects
2011  Forgiveness
2012  Omar
2013  Underground
2014  Red Lipstick
2017  Hell Stone
2017  Orchidia
2018  Like It Was Yesterday
2019  That's What Happened

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