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David Oelhoffen

  • Writer
  • Director
  • Actor
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David Oelhoffen at an event for Far from Men (2014)
The French film director and screenwriter David Oelhoffen was born in 1968. His debut feature 'In Your Wake' premiered in the International Critics' Week of the 2007 Cannes Film Festival. His next film was 'Far from Men' (2014), which is based on the short story 'The Guest' ('L'hôte') by french writer Albert Camus and stars Viggo Mortensen and Reda Kateb. The film played in competition at the 71st Venice International Film Festival where it won three awards.
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Born1968
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    • Awards
      • 17 wins & 16 nominations total

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    Known for

    Viggo Mortensen and Reda Kateb in Far from Men (2014)
    Far from Men
    7.2
    • Writer
    • 2014
    Sous le bleu (2004)
    Sous le bleu
    6.4
    Short
    • Writer
    • 2004
    En mon absence (2002)
    En mon absence
    • Writer
    • 2002
    Laurent Lafitte in Le quatrième mur (2024)
    Le quatrième mur
    6.5
    • Writer
    • 2024

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    Writer

    • Laurent Lafitte in Le quatrième mur (2024)
      Le quatrième mur
      6.5
      • scenario
      • 2024
    • The Last Men (2023)
      The Last Men
      6.3
      • scenario
      • 2023
    • Through the Fire (2018)
      Through the Fire
      6.9
      • adaptation
      • dialogue
      • screenplay
      • 2018
    • Reda Kateb in Close Enemies (2018)
      Close Enemies
      6.4
      • adaptation
      • dialogue
      • screenplay
      • 2018
    • Du soleil dans mes yeux (2018)
      Du soleil dans mes yeux
      5.7
      • written by
      • 2018
    • Raphaël Personnaz in In the Forests of Siberia (2016)
      In the Forests of Siberia
      7.0
      • scenario (adaptation, dialogue)
      • 2016
    • Viggo Mortensen and Reda Kateb in Far from Men (2014)
      Far from Men
      7.2
      • written by
      • 2014
    • SK1 (2014)
      SK1
      6.6
      • written by
      • 2014
    • Nos retrouvailles (2007)
      Nos retrouvailles
      6.6
      • Writer
      • 2007
    • Aurore, une autre histoire
      Short
      • scriptwriter
      • 2006
    • Sous le bleu (2004)
      Sous le bleu
      6.4
      Short
      • Writer
      • 2004
    • Echafaudages
      Short
      • Writer
      • 2004
    • En mon absence (2002)
      En mon absence
      • Writer
      • 2002
    • Yves Verhoeven in Big Bang (1997)
      Big Bang
      Short
      • Writer
      • 1997
    • Samir Guesmi in Le mur (1996)
      Le mur
      6.3
      Short
      • Writer
      • 1996

    Director

    • Laurent Lafitte in Le quatrième mur (2024)
      Le quatrième mur
      6.5
      • Director
      • 2024
    • The Last Men (2023)
      The Last Men
      6.3
      • Director
      • 2023
    • Reda Kateb in Close Enemies (2018)
      Close Enemies
      6.4
      • Director
      • 2018
    • Viggo Mortensen and Reda Kateb in Far from Men (2014)
      Far from Men
      7.2
      • Director
      • 2014
    • Nos retrouvailles (2007)
      Nos retrouvailles
      6.6
      • Director (as David Oelhoeffen)
      • 2007
    • Sous le bleu (2004)
      Sous le bleu
      6.4
      Short
      • Director
      • 2004
    • Echafaudages
      Short
      • Director
      • 2004
    • En mon absence (2002)
      En mon absence
      • Director
      • 2002
    • Yves Verhoeven in Big Bang (1997)
      Big Bang
      Short
      • Director
      • 1997
    • Samir Guesmi in Le mur (1996)
      Le mur
      6.3
      Short
      • Director
      • 1996

    Actor

    • Du soleil dans mes yeux (2018)
      Du soleil dans mes yeux
      5.7
      • Le second
      • 2018
    • In-development projects at IMDbPro

    Personal details

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    • Alternative name
      • David Oelhoeffen
    • Born
      • 1968
      • Ferrol, Provincia de La Coruña, Spain

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      Grew up in Pau, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, in the Southwest of France.

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