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Chawki Mejri
Tunisian film director (1961–2019) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Chawki Mejri (Arabic: شوقي الماجري, November 11, 1961 – October 10, 2019)[1] was a Tunisian film director,[2] noted for his films realisation in Syria and Egypt, best known as the director of the Kingdom of Ants movie.[3]
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Biography
Born November 11, 1961 in Tunis, he is a former student of Sadiki College, he took his master's degree in cinematography from the National Film School in Łódź in 1996.[1]
Chawki spent most of his career in Syria and then in Egypt, where he became known for his dramatic television films including short films,[1] yet in 2012 he directed a feature film about the Palestinian cause Kingdom of Ants which enumerates the history of a family during the 2002 Palestine events, and highlights the difference between the reality and the dream.[3]
On October 10, 2019 Chawki died of heart attack in a hospital in Cairo.[2][4]
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Personal life
He was married to the Jordanian actress Saba Mubarak, with one son.[3][5]
Filmography
- Tawq (توق)
- Daqiqt Samt (دقيقة صمت)
- Kingdom of Ants (مملكة النمل)
- Napoléon wal Mahroussa (نابليون و المحروسة)
- Tej min chouk (تاج من شوك)
- Ikwatou El Tourab (إخوة التراب)
- El Arwahou El Mouhajira (الأرواح المهاجرة)
- Omar Khayyam (عمر الخيّام)
- Tarik El Waer (الطريق الوعر)
- Abnaou Errachid (أبناء الرشيد: الأمين والمأمون)
- Al-Mansur (أبو جعفر المنصور)
- El Ijtiyah (الاجتياح)
- Asmahan (أسمهان)
- Houdou Nessbi (هدوء نسبي)
Awards
References
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