Med Hondo

Med Hondo

Birthday: 1935-05-04

Place of Birth: Ain Beni Mathar, Maroc

Biography: Med Hondo was a Mauritanian film director, producer, screenwriter, actor and voice actor. He emigrated to France in 1959 and began to work in film during the 1960s. He received critical acclaim for his 1967 directorial début Soleil O. Son vrai nom est Mohamed Abid né le samedi 4 mai 1935, à Ain Beni Mathar au Maroc et décédé le samedi 2 mars 2019 à l'âge de 83 ans au 14ème arrondissement de Paris.

Movies

The Making of West Indies
The Making of West Indies

Taken during the filming of "West Indies," this film shows the making of the monumental set in the m...

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Antilles sur Seine
Antilles sur Seine

Corruption threatens to move into a heretofore idyllic village in this comedy-drama. Hector St. Rose...

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Môl
Môl

A young fisherman dreams of motorizing his boat to make his work easier. His dream becomes reality, ...

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The Spiral
The Spiral

Documentary on the events provoked by the systematic attack of imperialism on the Popular Unity gove...

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Med Hondo – Rebel African Film-maker
Med Hondo – Rebel African Film-maker

The story of Mohamed "Med" Hondo, from his humble beginnings in Mauritania, to smuggling himself on ...

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1871
1871

A young actress becomes politically aware within the Paris Commune of 1871....

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Spike
Spike

Festive children's animation following the adventures of a young elf who graduates to Santa's worksh...

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Asterix and the Vikings
Asterix and the Vikings

Asterix and Obelix have been given a tough mission: Transform the chief's lazy nephew Justforkix int...

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Incontrôlable
Incontrôlable

Georges, one morning, became uncontrollable despite himself. Something that has the donkey's voice i...

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La Tragédie du Roi Christophe
La Tragédie du Roi Christophe

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Zita
Zita

Because "Tante Zita" main theme is death: a twenty-year old girl, Annie (Shimkus) lives with her mot...

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Safrana or Freedom of Speech
Safrana or Freedom of Speech

Four young African workers attempt to break the spell of their poverty-stricken lives in Paris by lo...

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The Ambassadors
The Ambassadors

“Each of you is an ambassador, and we are sure that each of you will be the best ambassador of our c...

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Masculin Féminin
Masculin Féminin

Paul, a young idealist trying to figure out what he wants to do with his life, takes a job interview...

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A Walk with Love and Death
A Walk with Love and Death

During France’s Hundred Years’ War, a Parisian student seeks refuge by the sea and falls in love wit...

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Les verts pâturages
Les verts pâturages

A French TV movie directed by Jean-Christophe Averty , broadcast on December 24, 1964 . The Old Tes...

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Shock Troops
Shock Troops

A French resistance group frees twelve captured soldiers from a German prison camp, but apparently t...

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Ouaga
Ouaga

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The Gods Must Be Daring
The Gods Must Be Daring

A priceless statuette "Dancing God" is transfered from Africa to France. Scoundrels of all stripes a...

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L'Année des Guignols - J'y arrive pas
L'Année des Guignols - J'y arrive pas

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Artaud
Artaud

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