Tony Gatlif
Tony Gatlif, born Boualem Dahmani on September 10, 1948, in Réghaïa, French
Algeria, was a French film director, screenwriter, composer, actor, and
producer. After moving to France in the 1960s, he studied theater and began
writing screenplays before directing his debut feature films in the 1970s. He
gained critical acclaim with Les Princes (1983) and Latcho Drom (1993), the
latter winning the Prix Un Certain Regard at the Cannes Film Festival. As a
composer, Gatlif won the César Award for Best Original Music for Gadjo dilo
(1997) in 1999. His subsequent film and soundtrack work ...
