David Oelhoffen (born 1968) is a French film director and screenwriter. His debut feature '' In Your Wake'' premiered in the

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of the

2007 Cannes Film Festival The 60th Cannes Film Festival ran from 16 to 27 May 2007. The President of the Jury was British director Stephen Frears. Twenty two films from twelve countries were selected to compete for the Palme d'Or. The awards were announced on 26 May. ''4 M ...

. His next film was ''

Far from Men ''Far from Men'' (french: Loin des hommes) is a 2014 French drama film directed by David Oelhoffen. Set in French Colonial Algeria, the narrative follows Daru, a reclusive, pacifist, Algerian-born French teacher of Spanish descent (Viggo Morten ...

'' from 2014, which is based on the short story '' The Guest'' by

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and stars

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and

Reda Kateb Reda Kateb ( ar, رضا كاتب; born 27 July 1977) is a French actor. Life and career Kateb was born in Ivry-sur-Seine, France, to an Algerian actor, Malek-Eddine Kateb, and a French nurse of Czech and Italian origin. He is a grandnephew of th ...

. It played in competition at the 71st Venice International Film Festival where it won three awards.

Filmography

* ''Le Mur'' (1996) – short film * ''Big Bang'' (1997) – short film * ''En mon absence'' (2001) – featurette * ''Sous le bleu'' (2004) – short film * ''In Your Wake'' (''Nos retrouvailles'') (2007) * ''

'' (''Loin des hommes'') (2014) * '' In the Forests of Siberia'' (''Dans les forêts de Sibérie'') (2016) * '' Close Enemies'' (2018)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Oelhoffen, David 1968 births French film directors French male screenwriters French screenwriters Living people