Abdellatif Abdelhamid

Abdellatif Abdelhamid was born on 5 January 1954 in the countryside near Latakia. After studying Arabic literature at Tishreen University, he left to study at the Moscow film school, from which he graduated in 1981 after shooting three short films there. An assistant to Mohamed Malas, he wrote all his own films and directed about fifteen, almost all for the public body; he also acted in other filmmakers' work. He took the side of tender and bitter comedy about country people, received many awards and died on 15 May 2024, at the age of seventy.

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• Feature filmليالي ابن آوىAbdellatif Abdelhamid · 1989Cinema