Metin Hüseyin is a

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and

film director A film director controls a film's artistic and dramatic aspects and visualizes the screenplay (or script) while guiding the film crew and actors in the fulfilment of that vision. The director has a key role in choosing the cast members, p ...

Career

Hüseyin's debut film, ''Tight Trousers'', was nominated for a BAFTA Film Award for Best Short Film in 1989, and in 1998 he received an

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and a

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nomination for '' Common as Muck'', and ''

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'' won three BAFTAs. In 2002, he directed the film ''

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''. Hüseyin has also directed episodes of various television series, including ''

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'', '' Randall and Hopkirk'', ''

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'', ''

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'', '' Shameless'', and ''

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Filmography

References

External links

Metin Hüseyin
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