Arthur Harari (born 1981 in Paris) is a French film director, screenwriter and actor. He made his directorial debut in 2016 with the crime drama '' Dark Inclusion'', which he followed up in 2021 with the adventure drama '' Onoda: 10,000 Nights in the Jungle''. For his screenplay of the legal drama ''

Anatomy of a Fall ''Anatomy of a Fall'' (french: link=no, Anatomie d'une chute) is a 2023 French courtroom drama thriller film directed by Justine Triet from a screenplay she co-wrote with Arthur Harari. It stars Sandra Hüller as a writer trying to prove her ...

'' (2023), which he co-wrote with

Justine Triet Justine Triet (born 17 July 1978) is a French film director, screenwriter and editor. She is a graduate of the École nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts. Her debut feature, '' Age of Panic'', was presented as part of the ACID programme at the 2 ...

, Harari received the

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and a nomination for the

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Career

After three shorts and a medium-length film, he directed his debut feature film '' Dark Inclusion'', a heist film and family revenge drama about diamond dealers in Antwerp. His second feature film, '' Onoda: 10,000 Nights in the Jungle'', was selected to be screened as the opening film in the

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section at the

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. With his co-writer Vincent Poymiro, Harari received the

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in February 2022.

Personal life

Harari is the grandson of the Egyptian-French actor

Clément Harari Clément Harari (10 February 1919 – 16 February 2008) was an Egyptian-born French film and television actor.Bazin p.14 Selected filmography * '' It Happened in Paris'' (1952) * ''Ça va barder'' (1955) - Sammy Kern * ''Mon curé chez les pauv ...

. His brother, Tom, is a cinematographer. His brother, Lucas, is a graphic novelist. Harari is in a relationship with director

, with whom he has two children. Harari co-wrote the screenplays for her films ''

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'' (2019) and ''

'' (2023), the latter of which received the

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at the

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. In December 2023, alongside 50 other filmmakers, Harari signed an open letter published in ''

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'' demanding a ceasefire and an end to the killing of civilians amid the

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, and for a humanitarian corridor into Gaza to be established for humanitarian aid, and the release of hostages. At the 29th Lumières Awards ceremony on 22 January 2024, Harari commented that he was "disgusted by what the Israeli government is doing in Gaza". He also condemned the 7 October Hamas-led attack on Israel but further "argued that the responsibility to end the war in Gaza lies with the Israeli leadership".

Filmography

As filmmaker

As actor

Awards and nominations

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Harari, Arthur 1981 births Living people 21st-century French male actors Male actors from Paris Film directors from Paris French film actors French film directors French screenwriters French male screenwriters 21st-century French screenwriters French people of Egyptian descent European Film Award for Best Screenwriter winners Best Screenplay Golden Globe winners