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Abdellatif Abdelhamid (1954-2024)

Birthplace:
Syria

Born:
January 5, 1954

Died:
May 15, 2024

Biography from TheMovieDB

Syrian director, born on January 5, 1954, is the Syrian cinematographer, and the landmark in the history of Syrian cinema. He is considered one of the most important directors in the seventh art field in the entire Arab world. He worked as an actor, musician, director and singer in the student theater and the theater of the cultural center. He studied Arabic literature at Tishreen University before being dispatched to Moscow. In 1981 he graduated from the High Institute of Cinema in Moscow. At the Film Institute, he performed 3 works "Goodnight, Old Class, Upside Down."  Awards - "Old Lesson" won 6 awards.     - He won five awards for his movie "Nights of Jackal".      Won four awards for his film "Oral Letters".    - He won five awards for his film "The Rise of the Rain."    Received seven awards for the movie "The Breeze of the Soul".    He won three awards for his film "Qumran and Zaitouna".    - He won the gold medal award for the movie "What listeners demand" at the Rabat International Festival.    - He won the Best Asian Film Award at the Delhi Festival for his movie "What listeners ask for".  Among his cinematic works (writer and director): “Oral Letters” - “The Rise of Rain” - “The Breeze of the Spirit” - “Qumran and Zaitouna” - “What the listeners ask for”.

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Creator:
2008  Days of Boredom

Director:
1982  Our Hands
1988  Nights of the Jackal
1991  Verbal Messages
1995  Rising Rain
1997  Breeze of the Soul
2002  Qamarayn wa zaytouna
2003  Listener's Choice
2008  Days of Boredom
2008  Out of Coverage
2010  September Rain
2012  The Lover
2016  Me, You, Mother, and Father
2021  The Last Breakfast
????  The Way

Writer:
1982  Our Hands
1988  Nights of the Jackal
1991  Verbal Messages
1995  Rising Rain
1997  Breeze of the Soul
2002  Qamarayn wa zaytouna
2003  Listener's Choice
2008  Days of Boredom
2008  Out of Coverage
2010  September Rain
2012  The Lover
2016  Me, You, Mother, and Father
2021  The Last Breakfast
????  The Way

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