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Kaouther Ben Hania also written Kaouther Ben Henia or Kaouther Benhenia (Arabic: كوثر بن هنية; born 1977) is a Tunisian film director. Her 2017 film Beauty and the Dogs was selected as the Tunisian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 91st Academy Awards.
Learn about Kaouther Ben Hania, a Tunisian director who has two Oscar nominations and won the Cannes l'Oeil d'Or for "Four Daughters". Explore her filmography, awards, biography and contact info on IMDb.
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- Director, Writer, Cinematographer
- Sidi Bou Said, Tunisia
- Kaouther Ben Hania
Jan 23, 2024 · Tunisian director Kaouther Ben Hania, 46, has broken new ground for female Arab filmmakers, gaining her second Oscar nomination of the decade. Her latest film, the docu-fiction hybrid Four Daughters, has been nominated for Best Documentary Feature Film at the 2024 Academy Awards.
- William Mullally
Mar 6, 2024 · Her Oscar-nominated docudrama restages the tragedy of a Tunisian family that lost two children to Islamic State. Kaouther Ben Hania, photographed for the FT by Tom Jamieson.
- Gilda Bruno
Mar 4, 2024 · Kaouther Ben Hania is up for an Oscar for her documentary about Ghofrane and Rahma Chikhaoui, exploring a disturbing history of radicalisation and generational trauma. Rahma and...
Oct 30, 2023 · After amassing critical acclaim for Beauty and the Dogs (2017) and The Man Who Sold His Skin (2020), both of which were Tunisian entries for the Foreign Film Oscar, filmmaker Kaouther Ben Hania has now come up with a unique hybrid film, Four Daughters that mixes the documentary format with fiction filmmaking.
Dec 8, 2022 · Kaouther Ben Hania, whose 'The Man Who Sold His Skin' was Oscar nominated, was interviewed on-stage at the Red Sea Film Festival.
