Tony Gatlif

Tony Gatlif (born as Michel Dahmani, 10 September 1948) is a French film director of Romani ethnicity who also works as a screenwriter, composer, actor, and producer.
Gatlif was born in Algeria of Pied noir ancestry. After his childhood there, Gatlif arrived in France in 1960 following the Algerian War of Independence.
Gatlif struggled for years to break into the film industry, playing in several theatrical productions until directing his first film, La Tête en ruine, in 1975. He followed... meer