Film Director Tony Gatlif, Maker of "Gadjo Dilo", Dies Aged 77
He won Cannes and Locarno prizes for films centered on Roma culture and later directed Exils, which earned him Best Director in 2004.
- Director Tony Gatlif died on September 3 in the Southern French town of Arles. He was renowned for films exploring Roma culture.
- Born Michel Boualem Dahmani in Algiers on September 10, 1948, Gatlif experienced a difficult childhood in poverty. He left for France at age 14, breaking into directing in 1975 with Ruines.
- Winning the 1992 Certain Regard prize at the Cannes Film Festival for Latcho Drom, Gatlif gained acclaim for documenting Roma traditions. Gadjo Dilo, featuring Romain Duris, won the 1997 Silver Leopard at Locarno.
- In 2004, Gatlif won the Best Director award at Cannes for the autobiographical drama Exils. The film reunited him with actor Romain Duris and featured Lubna Azabal.
- Subsequent works including Korkoro, The Outraged, Geronimo, Djam, Tom Medina, and his 2025 film Ange continued his exploration of challenges facing Europe's Roma people. These films solidified his legacy as a chronicler of Roma culture.
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