Rachid Benhadj

Mohamed Rachid Benhadj is an Algerian film director and screenwriter.

Life and career

Born in Algiers, Benhadj studied architecture and cinema at the University of Paris. He made his professional debut working for the Radiodiffusion Télévision Algérienne as a documentarist. His feature film debut Louss received wide critical acclaim. In the 1990s he decided to settle permanently in Italy. Starting with his second film Touchia, his films got more socially and politically committed. He is also a painter.

Louss Touchia L'ultima cena Mirka For Bread Alone Parfumes of Algiers The Star of Algiers