Kaouther Ben Hania
Directing
Biography
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.
Notable Works
Prominent titles featuring Kaouther Ben Hania
Filmography
Production & Directing (30)
2025
The Voice of Hind RajabDirector
8.1
2025
The Voice of Hind RajabEditor
8.1
2025
The Voice of Hind RajabWriter
8.1
2023
Four DaughtersDirector
7.4
2023
Four DaughtersEditor
7.4
2023
Four DaughtersWriter
7.4
2021
I And the Stupid BoyDirector
6.1
2021
I And the Stupid BoyWriter
6.1
2021
I And the Stupid BoyEditor
6.1
2021
The Man Who Sold His SkinDirector
6.5
2021
6.5
2018
Sheikh's WatermelonsDirector
7.0
2018
Sheikh's WatermelonsScreenplay
7.0
2017
Beauty and the DogsDirector
7.0
2017
Beauty and the DogsScenario Writer
7.0
2016
Zaineb Hates the SnowDirector
7.8
2016
Zaineb Hates the SnowWriter
7.8
2016
Zaineb Hates the SnowDirector of Photography
7.8
2014
The Blade of TunisDirector
6.1
2014
The Blade of TunisWriter
6.1
2013
Wooden HandDirector
2013
Wooden HandScreenplay
2010
Imams go to SchoolWriter
5.0
2010
Imams go to SchoolDirector
5.0
2006
Me, My Sister and the ThingDirector
2006
2005
BreachDirector
2005
BreachWriter
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MimesisDirector
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MimesisWriter