Question: Are the directors of both films A Bad Son and No Smoking (2007 Film) from the same country?

A Bad Son is a 1980 French drama film directed by Claude Sautet. <SEP> He is the recipient of several accolades, including four Filmfare Awards. Anurag Kashyap is an Indian film director, writer, editor, producer and actor known for his works in Hindi cinema. For his contributions to film, the Government of France awarded him the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres( Knight of the Order of Arts and letters) in 2013. After writing a television serial, Kashyap got his major break as a co-writer in Ram Gopal Varma's crime drama" Satya"( 1998), and made his directorial debut with" Paanch", which never had a theatrical release due to censorship issues. He then went on to direct" Black Friday"( 2007), a film based on the by Hussain Zaidi about the 1993 Bombay bombings. Its release was held up for two years by the Central Board of Film Certification because of the pending verdict of the case at that time, but was released in 2007 to widespread critical appreciation. Kashyap's followup," No Smoking"( 2007) met with negative reviews and performed poorly at the box-office. His next venture" Dev.D"( 2009), a modern adaptation of Devdas was a critical and commercial success; followed by the political drama" Gulaal"( 2009), and the thriller" That Girl in Yellow Boots"( 2011). Kashyap's prominence increased with the two- part crime drama," Gangs of Wasseypur"( 2012). Kashyap subsequently co-produced the critically acclaimed drama" The Lunchbox", and the biographical drama" Shahid"( both 2013), the former earned him a BAFTA Award for Best Film Not in the English Language nomination. His next films were the anthology" Bombay Talkies"( 2013), and the drama" Ugly"( 2014). In 2016, Kashyap directed" Raman Raghav 2.0", a film based on the serial killer Raman Raghav. His next film was the sports drama" Mukkabaaz", which was released in 2018. The same year, he co-directed India's first Netflix Original series, the crime thriller" Sacred Games", based on Vikram Chandra's novel of the same name and the romantic drama" Manmarziyaan". He was the co-founder of two film production companies: Anurag Kashyap Films and Phantom Films. <SEP> Claude Sautet( 23 February 1924 – 22 July 2000) was a French film director and screenwriter. <SEP> Shima is a 2007 film from Uzbekistan. <SEP> Faro, Goddess of the Waters is a 2007 film. <SEP> The film stars John Abraham, Ayesha Takia, Ranvir Shorey and Paresh Rawal in the lead roles, while Bipasha Basu appears in an Item number. The film is loosely based upon the short story" Quitters, Inc." by Stephen King, which was previously adapted as one of three segments featured in Hollywood anthology film," Cat's Eye"( 1985). No Smoking is a 2007 Indian neo- noir psychological thriller film written and directed by Anurag Kashyap and co-produced by Vishal Bhardwaj and Kumar Mangat. It became the second Indian film after" JulieGanapathi" and first Hindi- language film to be adapted from a Stephen King work. The story follows K( Abraham) a self- obsessed, narcissist chain smoker who agrees to kick his habit to save his marriage and visits a rehabilitation centre, but is caught in a labyrinth game by Baba Bengali( Rawal), the man who guarantees he will make him quit. The film released worldwide on 26 October 2007, but was met with a lukewarm response from Indian critics and mixed response from overseas critics. The film did not perform well at the box office either, becoming one of the major disasters of the year. According to Kashyap, the film failed because, it was considered much ahead of its time, courtesy of its dark and unusual storyline comprising with elements of surrealism, fantasy, dream, reality, horror and dark humour which left critics and the cinema-goers baffled, this was frowned upon by Indian audiences, as it was unconventional, pretentious and they had never seen anything like it. But in later years the film received positive reviews and has become a cult film. " No Smoking" was nominated at several award ceremonies in 2008, primarily for the technical aspects of the film, including 3 Filmfare award nominations. Before a full cinematic release in India, the film was invited to be screened at the Rome Film Festival where it won huge appreciation from the audience and critics alike. In 2011 the film was played at several film festivals in India and China, receiving unanimous applause and praise, as well as winning a number of awards.