Hany Abu-Assad

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Hany Abu-Assad

Age: 63 born October 11, 1961

Hany Abu-Assad (Arabic: هاني أبو أسعد; born 11 October 1961; Nazareth) is a Palestinian-Dutch film director. He has received two Academy Award nominations: in 2006 for his film Paradise Now, and again in 2013 for his film Omar.read more

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Hany Abu-Assad is known for:

The drama, the story of three childhood friends and a young woman who are torn apart in their fight for freedom, is billed as the first fully-financed film to come out of the Palestinian cinema industry.
From the perspective of two Palestinian men who are preparing to perform a suicide attack in Israel, this is the first film to deal with the subject of suicide bombers.
Stranded after a tragic plane crash, two strangers must forge a connection to survive the extreme elements of a remote snow covered mountain. When they realize help is not coming, they embark on a perilous journey across the wilderness.

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1001 Arabian Nights

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Sands of Stardom: The Imad Hamdi Chronicle

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Eternal Echoes: The Shadia Story

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1001 Arabian Nights

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Karima

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BANANA FISH (2025)

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Hatchet

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Shadows of Stardom: The Nadia Lutfi Chronicles

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Shadows of Stardom: The Nadia Lutfi Chronicles