Question: Do both Clerks II and Absolute Evil films have the directors from the same country?

He came to prominence with the low- budget comedy film" Clerks"( 1994), which he wrote, directed, co-produced, and acted in as the character Silent Bob of stoner duo Jay and Silent Bob. Jay and Silent Bob have appeared in Smith's follow- up films" Mallrats Chasing AmyDogmaJay and Silent Bob Strike Back" and" Clerks II", which were set primarily in his home state of New Jersey. While not strictly sequential, the films frequently featured crossover plot elements, character references, and a shared canon described by fans as the" View Askewniverse", named after his production company View Askew Productions, which he co-founded with Scott Mosier. Since 2011, Smith has mostly made films in the horror genre, including" Red State"( 2011) and the comedy horror films" Tusk"( 2014) and" Yoga Hosers"( 2016), two in a planned series of three such films set in Canada dubbed the" True North" trilogy. He has also served as a director- for- hire for material he did not write, including the buddy cop action comedy" Cop Out"( 2010) and various television series episodes. In 2019, he wrote and directed" Jay and Silent Bob Reboot", a follow- up to the original Jay and Silent Bob movies. Smith is the owner of Jay and Silent Bob's Secret Stash, a comic book store in Red Bank, New Jersey that is the subject of the reality television show" Comic Book Men"( 2012–2018). He also hosts the movie- review television show" Spoilers". Kevin Patrick Smith( born August 2, 1970) is an American filmmaker, actor, comedian, public speaker, comic book writer, author, and podcaster. As a podcaster, Smith co-hosts several shows on his own SModcast Podcast Network, including" SModcastFatman Beyond", and the live show" Hollywood Babble- On". Smith is well known for participating in long, humorous Q&A sessions that are often filmed for DVD release, beginning with" An Evening with Kevin Smith". <SEP> The film stars Carolyn Neff, Rusty Joiner and David Carradine. Absolute Evil – Final Exit is a drama film written and directed by Ulli Lommel. The film premiered at the Berlin International Film Festival on 8 February 2009. <SEP> The film stars Brian O' Halloran, Jeff Anderson, Rosario Dawson, Trevor Fehrman, Jennifer Schwalbach Smith, Jason Mewes, and Smith, and picks up with the original characters from" Clerks": Dante Hicks, Randal Graves and Jay and Silent Bob ten years after the events of the first film. Unlike the first film, which was shot in black- and- white, this film was shot in color. Clerks II is a 2006 American comedy film written and directed by Kevin Smith, the sequel to his 1994 film" Clerks", and his sixth feature film to be set in the View Askewniverse. The film screened out of competition at the 2006 Cannes Film Festival and won the Audience Award at the 2006 Edinburgh International Film Festival before receiving a theatrical release on July 21, 2006 to critical and commercial success, grossing$ 27 million worldwide from a$ 5 million budget. <SEP> Ulli Lommel( 21 December 1944 – 2 December 2017) was a German actor and director, noted for his many collaborations with Rainer Werner Fassbinder and his association with the New German Cinema movement. Lommel spent time at The Factory and was a creative associate of Andy Warhol, with whom he made several films and works of art. Since 1977 he lived and worked in the United States, where he wrote, directed and starred in over 50 movies. <SEP> Charles K. Gifford is an American banker and businessman. He is the chairman emeritus of Bank of America having served on its board of directors from 2004 to 2016. <SEP> The Young, the Evil and the Savage is a 1968 Italian" giallo" film directed by Antonio Margheriti.