My Name Is Not Ali (2011)
2011 · 1h 38m · Documentary
Genres: Documentary
Travelling between Germany, France, and Tunisia, Viola Shafik reconstructs and deconstructs the unknown life story of El Hedi Ben Salem through interviews with his companions and family members as well as archival material.
Director: Viola Shafik
Writers: Viola Shafik
Cinematography: Viola Shafik
Editor: Doreen Ignaszewski
Cast
El Hedi ben Salem as Self (archive footage)Rainer Werner Fassbinder as Self (archive footage)Abd El-Kader Jarrary as Self (Ben Salem's Son)Hafsia Mellaim as Self (Ben Salem's former wife)Viola Shafik as Self (voice)Renate Leiffer as SelfIrm Hermann as SelfKarl Scheydt as SelfRudolf Waldemar Brem as SelfHans Hirschmüller as SelfHamdan Jarrary as Self (Ben Salem's son)Zeina Jarrary as Self (Ben Salem's sister)More like this
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