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Hany Abu-Assad

Name in Native Language: "هاني أبو أسعد‎" (Arabic/AR)
Film Director / Screenwriter / Film Producer | * 10/11/1961 (62) | Nazareth (Israel)
Hany Abu-Assad (Arabic: هاني أبو أسعد; born 11 October 1961) is a Palestinian-Dutch film director. He has received two Academy Award nominations: in 2006 for his film Paradise Now, and again in 2013 for his film Omar. ()

Hany Abu-Assad is a Palestinian-Dutch movie director and writer. Some of the famous movies Abu-Assad has directed so far include Rana's Wedding (2002), Paradise Now (2005) and Omar (2013), and The mountains Between Us (2017). He has been nominated twice for Academy Awards for 'Paradise Now' in 2006 and 'Omar' in 2014.

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Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Comedies | Thriller

Known for these Movies & Shows

The drama, the story of three childhood friends and a young woman who are torn apart in their fight for freedom, is billed as the first fully-financed film to come out of the Palestinian cinema indust ...

Omar

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2013 | 3.6/5 | 1h 36min
Thriller, Drama, Romance / Love
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Mohammed Assaf, an aspiring musician living in Gaza, sets a seemingly impossible goal: to compete on the program "Arab Idol.". ...

The Idol

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2016 | 3.6/5 | 1h 40min
Comedy, Drama
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A Palestinian girl of 17 who wants to get married to the man of her own choosing. Rana wakes up one morning to an ultimatum delivered by her father: she must either choose a husband from a preselected ...

Rana's Wedding

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2003 | 3.0/5 | 1h 30min
Comedy, Drama, Romance / Love
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Two childhood friends are recruited for a suicide bombing in Tel Aviv. ...

Paradise Now

PG-13

2005 | 3.5/5 | 1h 30min
Thriller, Crime, Drama
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Awards & Nominations for Hany Abu-Assad

European Film Award for Best Screenwriter European Film Award for Best Screenwriter European Film Academy Lux Award
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Movies with Hany Abu-Assad as Crew(22)

Directing/Director2023 Kazoz
Directing/Director2022 Huda's Salon
Production/Producer2022 Huda's Salon
Writing/Screenplay2022 Huda's Salon
Production/Producer2021 Amira
Directing/Director2017 The Mountain Between Us
Directing/Director2016 The Idol
Writing/Screenplay2016 The Idol
Production/Executive Producer2013 Josh: Independence Through Unity
Directing/Director2013 Omar
Production/Producer2013 Omar
Writing/Writer2013 Omar
Directing/Director2012 Do Not Forget Me Istanbul
Directing/Director2012 The Courier
Directing/Director2008 Stories on Human Rights
Directing/Director2005 Paradise Now
Writing/Author2005 Paradise Now
Directing/Director2003 Rana's Wedding
Directing/Director2003 Ford Transit
Writing/Writer2003 Ford Transit
Directing/Director2001 Nazareth 2000
Directing/Director1998 Het 14e kippetje

TV Shows/Series with Hany Abu-Assad as Crew(1)

Directing/Director2022 Love, Life & Everything in Between

Born: Wednesday, 10/11 1961 (October) in Nazareth (Israel) (current age: 62 years + 198 days)
Zodiac sign: Libra (Chinese zodiac sign: Ox)
Other names for Hany Abu-Assad (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"هاني أبو أسعد"
Hany Abu-Assad frequently works together with these people:
Amira Diab (5x, Crew)
Bero Beyer (5x, Crew)
Nael Kanj (5x, Crew)
Ali Soliman (4x, Actor)
Iram Parveen Bilal (4x, Crew)
Waleed Zuaiter (3x, Actor)
Amer Hlehel (3x, Actor)
Ehab Assal (3x, Crew)
Hamada Atallah (3x, Crew)
Mohamed Hefzy (3x, Crew)
Eyas Salman (3x, Crew)
Passant Shawki (1x, Cast)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:96897, Added: 05/27/2018, Last updated: 04/22/2024