Tarik Saleh ( ar, طارق صالح; born 28 January 1972) is a

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, animator,

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and film director. He was born in Högalids församling, Stockholm to a Swedish mother and an Egyptian father. In the late 1980s and early 1990s, he was one of Sweden's most prominent graffiti artists, including co-creating ''

Fascinate ''Fascinate'' is a graffiti painting at an industrial park in Bromsten, Stockholm. ''Fascinate'' was created by Circle and Tariq (Tarik Saleh), then 17 years old, in 1989 and was then the largest graffiti painting in northern Europe. It is painte ...

''. He has also worked as a TV host for Sveriges Television and is one of the founders of

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Atmo. At the 53rd Guldbagge Awards, his film '' The Nile Hilton Incident'' won five awards, including

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. His film ''

Boy from Heaven ''Boy from Heaven'' (; released in North America as ''Cairo Conspiracy'') is a 2022 Arabic-language political thriller film directed by Swedish filmmaker Tarik Saleh. The film is a co-production between Sweden, France and Finland. The film had i ...

'' was selected to compete for the

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at the

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. His work often contains techniques such as montages, cut-out graphics and faces with manipulated

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Filmography

;Feature films * '' Metropia'' (2009) * ''

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'' (2014) * '' The Nile Hilton Incident'' (2017) *'' The Contractor'' (2022) * ''

'' (2022) ;Documentary films * '' Sacrificio: Who Betrayed Che Guevara'' (2001) * '' Gitmo: The New Rules of War'' (2005) ;Television episodes * ''

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'' (2018) * ''

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'' (2018) ;Music videos *''Sadness is a Blessing: Lykke Li'' (2011) *

Lykke Li Li Lykke Timotej Zachrisson (born 18 March 1986), known as Lykke Li (), is a Swedish singer. Her music often blends elements of indie pop, dream pop and Electronic music, electronic. Her debut studio album, ''Youth Novels'', was released in 2008 ...

- "I Follow Rivers" (2011) *

- " No Rest for the Wicked" (2014)

References

External links

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Short biography at Atmo.se
1972 births Living people Artists from Stockholm Journalists from Stockholm Swedish animators Swedish film directors Swedish animated film directors Swedish animated film producers Swedish graffiti artists Swedish people of Egyptian descent Swedish television journalists Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Screenplay winners {{animator-stub