Amor Hakkar

Known for

Directing

Born

January 1, 1958 (age 68)

Birthplace

Khenchela, Algéria

Biography

Amor Hakkar is an Algerian filmmaker as well as a producer, screenwriter and actor currently active in French film industry. He was born on 1 January 1958 in mountainous village Aurès in Khenchela region of Algeria. At the age of 6 months, he arrived France with his parents. Since then, they lived in Besançon. His father Chays Hakkar influenced him to pursuing scientific studies.

In 1990, Hakkar directed his first short film titled Teach me to count to infinity. Then in 1992, he made the first feature film Bad Time for a Thug. It was a collaborative work with Pierre-Loup Rajot, Sylvie Fennec and Serge Giamberardino and produced by the company Rage au cœur films.

In 1994, he began filming...