birth_place birth_date yearsactive article_title name occupation
maghnia , algeria 21 october 1952 1985-present mehdi charef
 mehdi charef film director screenwriter
mehdi charef

mehdi charef -lrb- born 21 october 1952 -rrb- is a french film director and screenwriter of algerian descent .
he has worked on eleven films between 1985 and 2007 .
his film `` le thé au harem d'archimède '' was screened in the un certain regard section at the 1985 cannes film festival .
seven years later , his film `` au pays des juliets '' competed for the palme d'or at the 1992 festival .
