Kaouther Ben Hania

Known for: Directing
Born: 27 August 1977 (age 49)
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Kaouther Ben Hania

The Voice of Hind Rajab

The Man Who Sold His Skin

Kaouther Ben Hania (Arabic: كوثر بن هنية; born August 27, 1977; Sidi Bouzid) is a Tunisian filmmaker. Beauty and the Dogs (2017), her best-known film, was selected as the Tunisian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 91st Academy Awards. Her 2020 film The Man Who Sold His Skin was nominated for the Best International Feature Film at the 93rd Academy Awards.

Kaouther Ben Hania was born in Sidi Bouzid. She studied at the Ecole des Arts et du Cinéma (EDAC) in Tunisia, then studied at La Fémis and the Sorbonne in Paris.

Films

The Voice of Hind Rajab 2025Director, Editor, Writer

The Man Who Sold His Skin 2021Director, Writer

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