Med Hondo
Med Hondo was a Mauritanian-French actor. Considered a founding father of African cinema, he is known for his controversial films dealing with issues such as race relations and colonization. His critically acclaimed 1970 directorial début feature, Soleil O, received the Golden Leopard award at the 1970 Locarno International Film Festival and was chosen in 2019 by the African Film Heritage Project for restoration. His 1979 film West Indies was the first African film musical and, at $1.3 million, the most expensive production in African film history.
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Asterix and the Vikings
actor
2006
Fatima, the Algerian Woman of Dakar
writer
2004
Fatima, the Algerian Woman of Dakar
director
2004
Watani: A World Without Evil
director
1998
Watani: A World Without Evil
writer
1998
Black Light
director
1994
Black Light
writer
1994
Sarraounia
director
1986
Sarraounia
writer
1986
Hunger Of The World
director
1981
West Indies: The Fugitive Slaves of Liberty
writer
1979
West Indies: The Fugitive Slaves of Liberty
director
1979
Polisario, a people in arms
director
1979
We shall have the whole of death to sleep
director
1977
The Black Wogs, Your Neighbors
writer
1974
The Black Wogs, Your Neighbors
director
1974
Soleil O
director
1973
Soleil O
writer
1973
My Neighbours
director
1971
Masculin Féminin
actor
1966
La Tragédie du Roi Christophe
actor
1965