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My Name Is Not Ali

Plot: Travelling between Germany, France and Tunisia, Viola Shafik reconstructs and deconstructs the unknown life story of El Hedi Ben Salem through interviews with his companions and family members as well as archive material. With openness and slight naivety the interviewees explain how “Ali” became an oriental object of projection for the Fassbinder group, while El Hedi Ben Salem, the human being, was overlooked in order to establish the foreigner as “other
Release Date: Monday, November 7 2011
13 years ago
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Portrait of El Hedi ben SalemEl Hedi ben SalemEl Hedi ben Salem would have been no older than 40 in My Name Is Not Ali as 'Self (archive footage)'.
Birthday: Wed, Jan 01 1936 –
Thu, Jan 01 1976
Portrait of Rainer Werner FassbinderRainer Werner FassbinderRainer Werner Fassbinder would have been no older than 37 in My Name Is Not Ali as 'Self (archive footage)'.
Birthday: Thu, May 31 1945 –
Thu, Jun 10 1982
Portrait of Abd El-Kader JarraryAbd El-Kader JarraryAbd El-Kader Jarrary was >> in My Name Is Not Ali as 'Self (Ben Salem's Son)'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Hafsia MellaimHafsia MellaimHafsia Mellaim was >> in My Name Is Not Ali as 'Self (Ben Salem's former wife)'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Viola ShafikViola ShafikViola Shafik was >> in My Name Is Not Ali as 'Self (voice)'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Renate LeifferRenate LeifferRenate Leiffer was >> in My Name Is Not Ali as 'Self'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Irm HermannIrm HermannIrm Hermann was 69 in My Name Is Not Ali as 'Self'.
Birthday: Sun, Oct 04 1942 –
Tue, May 26 2020
Portrait of Karl ScheydtKarl ScheydtKarl Scheydt would have been no older than 68 in My Name Is Not Ali as 'Self'.
Birthday: Fri, May 03 1940 –
Thu, Apr 30 2009
Portrait of Rudolf Waldemar BremRudolf Waldemar BremRudolf Waldemar Brem was 63 in My Name Is Not Ali as 'Self'.
Birthday: Thu, Jan 01 1948 –
Thu, Mar 17 2016
Portrait of Hans HirschmüllerHans HirschmüllerHans Hirschmüller was 71 in My Name Is Not Ali as 'Self'.
Birthday: Fri, Mar 15 1940
Portrait of Hamdan JarraryHamdan JarraryHamdan Jarrary was >> in My Name Is Not Ali as 'Self (Ben Salem's son)'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Zeina JarraryZeina JarraryZeina Jarrary was >> in My Name Is Not Ali as 'Self (Ben Salem's sister)'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Ahmed LecomteAhmed LecomteAhmed Lecomte was >> in My Name Is Not Ali as 'Self (Ben Salem's nephew)'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Reqaya ZkouraReqaya ZkouraReqaya Zkoura was >> in My Name Is Not Ali as 'Self (Ben Salem's niece)'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Chadhlia ZkouraChadhlia ZkouraChadhlia Zkoura was >> in My Name Is Not Ali as 'Self (Ben Salem's niece)'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Najat GhribiNajat GhribiNajat Ghribi was >> in My Name Is Not Ali as 'Self (Ben Salem's daughter-in-law)'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Kurt RaabKurt RaabKurt Raab would have been no older than 46 in My Name Is Not Ali as 'Self (archive footage)'.
Birthday: Sun, Jul 20 1941 –
Tue, Jun 28 1988
Portrait of Thea EymèszThea EymèszThea Eymèsz was 75 in My Name Is Not Ali as 'Self'.
Birthday: Sat, May 23 1936 –
Fri, Sep 18 2015
Portrait of Nikolaus NotterNikolaus NotterNikolaus Notter was >> in My Name Is Not Ali as 'Self'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Marie NotterMarie NotterMarie Notter was >> in My Name Is Not Ali as 'Self'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Crew

Portrait of Viola ShafikViola ShafikViola Shafik was >> in My Name Is Not Ali as 'Director, Writer, Cinematography, Sound'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Onsi Abou SeifOnsi Abou SeifOnsi Abou Seif was >> in My Name Is Not Ali as 'Producer'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Doreen IgnaszewskiDoreen IgnaszewskiDoreen Ignaszewski was >> in My Name Is Not Ali as 'Editor'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday