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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.
- January 1, 1
- 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
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
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.
- John Bleasdale
Mar 8, 2024 · Kaouther Ben Hania is considered one of the leading post-revolution Tunisian film-makers. Yet, she is difficult to pinpoint as a director. Born in Sidi Bouzid, where a young vendor set...
Feb 23, 2024 · The Tunisian director of the Oscar-nominated documentary about ISIS-radicalized sisters in Tunisia also condemned the Israeli invasion of Gaza in her speech. Four Daughters, which premiered at Cannes, is produced by the Red Sea Film Foundation.
