Mehdi Charef

Mehdi Charef (21 October 1952 –10 June 2026) was a French film director and screenwriter of Algerian descent. He worked on eleven films between 1985 and 2007. His film Tea in the Harem was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1985 Cannes Film Festival. For this film, he won the César Award for Best First Film. Seven years later, his film In the Country of Juliets competed for the Palme d'Or at the 1992 festival. Charef died on 10 June 2026, at the age of 73.

Filmography Tea in the Harem of Archimedes (1985) Miss Mona (1987) Camomille (1988) In the Country of Juliets (1992) Aime-toi toujours (1995) Pigeon volé (1996) La maison d'Alexina (1999) Marie-Line (2000) La fille de Keltoum (2001) All the Invisible Children (2005) Summer of '62 (2007) Graziella (2015)