Mona Achache
Mona Achache (born 18 March 1981) is a Moroccan-French film director and screenwriter.
Mona Achache | |
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 Mona Achache in 2010 | |
| Born | Mona Achache 18 March 1981 |
| Occupation | Actress, director, screenwriter |
| Years active | 2003–present |
| Children | 1 |
Career
Following a literary and theatrical education Mona Achache becomes an assistant director followed by screenwriting for fictional and documentary films. Becoming a mother at the age of 20, she produced a documentary film about birth in 2002.
Personal life
In the early 2000s Achache was in a relationship with director Christophe Ruggia. She later revealed that their relationship ended after he confessed to her that he had fallen in love with, and subsequently inappropriately touched, actress Adèle Haenel, who was at that time underage, corroborating Haenel's account of sexual abuse at the hands of Ruggia.[1]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Box office | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Père et fils | Assistant director | $8,721,817[2] | Directed by Michel Boujenah |
| 2006 | Suzanne | Director and writer | Short | |
| 2008 | Wawa | Short | ||
| 2009 | The Hedgehog | $11,756,829 | Seattle International Film Festival - Best Film Valladolid International Film Festival - Best Film - Audience Award Women Film Critics Circle - Best Foreign Film by or About Women Cairo International Film Festival - Best Director Cairo International Film Festival - FIPRESCI Prize Cairo International Film Festival - Silver Pyramid Cairo International Film Festival - Special Award Washington DC Filmfest - Audience Award Nominated - Palm Springs International Film Festival - Best Narrative Feature Nominated - Cairo International Film Festival - Golden Pyramid Nominated - Chlotrudis Award - Best Adapted Screenplay | |
| Eden Is West | Actress | $2,868,787[3] | Directed by Costa-Gavras | |
| 2011 | Dans la tourmente | $618,172[4] | Directed by Christophe Ruggia | |
| 2012 | Bankable | Director | Television film | |
| 2013 | Les gamins | Writer | $14,000,000[5] | Directed by Anthony Marciano |
| 2014 | Les Gazelles | Director and writer | $2,323,409[6] | |
| 2015 | Marjorie | Director | Television series (1 episode) | |
| 2016 | Grandmas Project | Director and cinematographer | Documentary short | |
| 2019 | Osmosis | Director | Television series (2 episodes) | |
References
- "#MeToo : Adèle Haenel explique pourquoi elle sort du silence". Retrieved 7 November 2019.
- JP. "Père et fils (2003)- JPBox-Office". Retrieved 11 March 2017.
- JP. "Eden à l\'ouest (2009)- JPBox-Office". Retrieved 11 March 2017.
- JP. "Dans la tourmente (2012)- JPBox-Office". Retrieved 11 March 2017.
- JP. "Les Gamins (2013)- JPBox-Office". Retrieved 11 March 2017.
- JP. "Les Gazelles (2014)- JPBox-Office". Retrieved 11 March 2017.
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