El Hedi ben Salem

El Hedi ben Salem

El Hedi ben Salem was a Moroccan actor. He is best known as the lover and collaborator of provocative German director Rainer Werner Fassbinder. He died while in prison. Fassbinder dedicated his last film, Querelle (1982), to Salem. In 2012, a documentary on Salem's life entitled My Name Is Not Ali, premiered at the Montreal World Film Festival.

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TV Series

World on a Wire

World on a Wire

7.2

Movies

Ali: Fear Eats the Soul

Ali: Fear Eats the Soul

7.766
Tenderness of the Wolves

Tenderness of the Wolves

5.7
The Merchant of Four Seasons

The Merchant of Four Seasons

6.7
Fox and His Friends

Fox and His Friends

7.2
Martha

Martha

7
When Fear Eats the Soul

When Fear Eats the Soul

10
My Name Is Not Ali

My Name Is Not Ali

5.8
Like a Bird on a Wire

Like a Bird on a Wire

5.8
Jail Bait

Jail Bait

6.2