About

Known credits:
65
Birthday:
1948-09-10
Place of birth:
Algiers
Website:
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Tony Gatlif

Overview

Gatlif was born in Algiers to a Kabyle father and a Romani mother.  After his childhood there, Gatlif arrived in France in 1960 following the Algerian War of Independence.

Gatlif struggled for years to break into the film industry, playing in several theatrical productions until directing his first film, La Tête en ruine, in 1975. He followed it with the 1979 La Terre au ventre, a story of the Algerian War of Independence.

Since the 1981 Corre, gitano, Gatlif's work has been focused on the Romani people of Europe, from whom he partially traces his descent.

After making Gaspard et Robinson in 1990, Gatlif spent 1992 and 1993 shooting Latcho Drom, which was awarded numerous prizes. This feature-length musical film, often mislabelled as a documentary, deals with gypsy culture throughout the world around the theme of their music and dance. For Vincent Ostria, then journalist at the Cahiers du Cinéma, it was "the most genuine film of the year (1993 editor's note)." A year later, Gatlif brought the world of the author J. M. G. Le Clézio (pen-name) to the screen in Mondo (1994).

His 2004 film Exils, won the Best Director Award at the 2004 Cannes Film Festival.  His film Transylvania also premiered at Cannes in May 2006.

Known for

Acting
2015 Winter Song Actor Le Truand 59
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2002 Lulu Actor Fabio 58
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1983 Les Princes Actor Léo 58
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1982 Canta Gitano Actor Le premier echappé 59
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1975 Act of Aggression Actor Le motard interrogatoire 58
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1975 Raging Fists Actor Nanar N/A
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Directing
2021 Tom Medina Directing Director 59
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2017 Journey from Greece Directing Director 59
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2014 Geronimo Directing Director 59
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2012 The Outraged Directing Director 58
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2009 Freedom Directing Director 59
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2006 Transylvania Directing Director 58
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2004 Exiles Directing Director 58
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2004 Visions of Europe Directing Director 58
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2002 Swing Directing Director 59
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2000 I Come Directing Director 59
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1999 Children of the Stork Directing Director 59
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1997 The Crazy Stranger Directing Director 61
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1995 Mondo Directing Director 59
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1995 Lucumi, l'enfant rumbeiro de Cuba Directing Director 59
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1993 Safe Journey Directing Director 60
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1990 Gaspard and Robinson Directing Director 59
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1989 Pleure Pas My Love Directing Director 58
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1986 The Way Out Directing Director 59
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1983 Les Princes Directing Director 58
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1982 Corre, gitano Directing Director 59
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1982 Canta Gitano Directing Director 59
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1979 La terre au ventre Directing Director N/A
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1975 La tête en ruines Directing Director N/A
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Ange et Soléa Directing Director N/A
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Writing
2021 Tom Medina Writing Writer 59
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2017 Journey from Greece Writing Writer 59
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2014 Geronimo Writing Writer 59
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2009 Freedom Writing Writer 59
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2006 Transylvania Writing Writer 58
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2004 Exiles Writing Screenplay 58
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2004 Visions of Europe Writing Writer 58
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2002 Swing Writing Writer 59
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2000 I Come Writing Screenplay 59
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1999 Children of the Stork Writing Writer 59
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1997 The Crazy Stranger Writing Screenplay 61
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1995 Mondo Writing Writer 59
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1993 Safe Journey Writing Writer 60
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1990 Gaspard and Robinson Writing Writer 59
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1986 The Way Out Writing Writer 59
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1983 Les Princes Writing Writer 58
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1982 Corre, gitano Writing Writer 59
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1982 Canta Gitano Writing Writer 59
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1975 Raging Fists Writing Writer N/A
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Ange et Soléa Writing Screenplay N/A
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Production
2021 Tom Medina Production Producer 59
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2012 The Outraged Production Executive Producer 58
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2009 Freedom Production Producer 59
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2004 Exiles Production Producer 58
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2002 Swing Production Producer 59
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2002 Like An Airplane Production Associate Producer 58
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2000 I Come Production Executive Producer 59
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2000 I Come Production Producer 59
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Sound
2021 Tom Medina Sound Original Music Composer 59
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2006 Transylvania Sound Music 58
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2004 Exiles Sound Music 58
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2002 Swing Sound Music 59
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1999 Children of the Stork Sound Original Music Composer 59
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1997 The Crazy Stranger Sound Original Music Composer 61
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1983 Les Princes Sound Original Music Composer 58
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