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Hany Abu-Assad

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  • Writer
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Hany Abu-Assad at an event for The 78th Annual Academy Awards (2006)
Hany Abu-Assad a Palestinian/Dutch movie director and writer. From the famous movies Abu-Assad has directed so far are : Rana's Wedding (2002), Paradise Now (2005) and Omar (2013), The mountains between us (2017). He has been nominated twice for Academy Awards for his movies 'Paradise Now' in 2006 and 'Omar' in 2014.
BornOctober 11, 1961
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BornOctober 11, 1961
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      • 21 wins & 30 nominations total

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    Known for

    Omar (2013)
    Omar
    7.5
    • Director
    • 2013
    Paradise Now (2005)
    Paradise Now
    7.4
    • Director
    • 2005
    Al qods fee yom akhar (2002)
    Al qods fee yom akhar
    6.5
    • Director
    • 2002
    The Idol (2015)
    The Idol
    6.7
    • Director
    • 2015

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    Director

    • Blood
      • Director
      • Pre-production
      • TV Series
    • Love, Life & Everything in Between (2022)
      Love, Life & Everything in Between
      5.0
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2022
    • Huda's Salon (2021)
      Huda's Salon
      6.3
      • Director
      • 2021
    • Kate Winslet and Idris Elba in The Mountain Between Us (2017)
      The Mountain Between Us
      6.4
      • Director
      • 2017
    • The Idol (2015)
      The Idol
      6.7
      • Director
      • 2015
    • Omar (2013)
      Omar
      7.5
      • Director
      • 2013
    • Mickey Rourke, Lili Taylor, Miguel Ferrer, Til Schweiger, Josie Ho, and Jeffrey Dean Morgan in The Courier (2012)
      The Courier
      4.5
      • Director
      • 2012
    • Do Not Forget Me Istanbul (2010)
      Do Not Forget Me Istanbul
      6.2
      • Director
      • 2010
    • A Boy, A Wall, and A Donkey
      Short
      • Director
      • 2008
    • Stories on Human Rights (2008)
      Stories on Human Rights
      5.3
      • Director (segment "A Boy, a Wall and a Donkey")
      • 2008
    • Paradise Now (2005)
      Paradise Now
      7.4
      • Director
      • 2005
    • Ford Transit (2003)
      Ford Transit
      7.4
      • Director
      • 2003
    • Al qods fee yom akhar (2002)
      Al qods fee yom akhar
      6.5
      • Director
      • 2002
    • Nazareth 2000 (2001)
      Nazareth 2000
      6.3
      • Director
      • 2001
    • Thekla Reuten in Het 14e kippetje (1998)
      Het 14e kippetje
      5.3
      • Director
      • 1998

    Writer

    • Huda's Salon (2021)
      Huda's Salon
      6.3
      • Writer
      • 2021
    • The Idol (2015)
      The Idol
      6.7
      • screenplay
      • 2015
    • Omar (2013)
      Omar
      7.5
      • written by
      • 2013
    • Do Not Forget Me Istanbul (2010)
      Do Not Forget Me Istanbul
      6.2
      • Writer
      • 2010
    • Paradise Now (2005)
      Paradise Now
      7.4
      • Writer
      • 2005
    • Ford Transit (2003)
      Ford Transit
      7.4
      • writer
      • 2003
    • Thekla Reuten in Het 14e kippetje (1998)
      Het 14e kippetje
      5.3
      • scenario advice
      • 1998

    Producer

    • Blood
      • executive producer
      • Pre-production
      • TV Series
    • Amira (2021)
      Amira
      4.1
      • producer
      • 2021
    • Huda's Salon (2021)
      Huda's Salon
      6.3
      • producer (produced by)
      • 2021
    • Aamina Sheikh in Josh (2013)
      Josh
      7.0
      • executive producer
      • 2013
    • Omar (2013)
      Omar
      7.5
      • producer
      • 2013
    • Curfew (1994)
      Curfew
      6.1
      • producer
      • 1994
    • In-development projects at IMDbPro

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    • Born
      • October 11, 1961
      • Nazareth, Israel

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