El Hedi ben Salem

El Hedi ben Salem

Born January 1, 1936 · Died January 1, 1976

Morocco

Biography

El Hedi ben Salem was a Moroccan actor. He is best known as the lover and collaborator of provocative German director Rainer Werner Fassbinder. He died while in prison. Fassbinder dedicated his last film, Querelle (1982), to Salem. In 2012, a documentary on Salem's life entitled My Name Is Not Ali, premiered at the Montreal World Film Festival.

Filmography

QuerelleFox and His FriendsMarthaAli: Fear Eats the SoulTenderness of the WolvesJail BaitThe Bitter Tears of Petra von KantThe Merchant of Four Seasons
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