Director
Kaouther Ben Hania
Born 1977 · Sidi Bouzid, Tunisia
Kaouther Ben Hania (Arabic: كوثر بن هنية; born August 27, 1977; Sidi Bouzid) is a Tunisian filmmaker. Beauty and the Dogs (2017), her best-known film, was selected as the Tunisian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 91st Academy Awards. Her 2020 film The Man Who Sold His Skin was nominated for the Best International Feature Film at the 93rd Academy Awards. Kaouther Ben Hania was born in Sidi Bouzid. She studied at the Ecole des Arts et du Cinéma (EDAC) in Tunisia, then studied at La Fémis and the Sorbonne in Paris.
Directed
The Voice of Hind Rajab
Director · 2025
Four Daughters
Director · 2023
The Man Who Sold His Skin
Director · 2021
Beauty and the Dogs
Director · 2017
Zaineb Hates the Snow
Director · 2016
I And the Stupid Boy
Director · 2021
The Blade of Tunis
Director · 2014
Sheikh's Watermelons
Director · 2018
Imams go to School
Director · 2010
Love, Life & Everything in Between
Director · 2022
Mimesis
Director
Me, My Sister and the Thing
Director · 2006
Wooden Hand
Director · 2013
Breach
Director · 2005
Acting
Writing
The Voice of Hind Rajab
Writer · 2025
Four Daughters
Writer · 2023
The Man Who Sold His Skin
Writer · 2021
Beauty and the Dogs
Scenario Writer · 2017
Zaineb Hates the Snow
Writer · 2016
I And the Stupid Boy
Writer · 2021
The Blade of Tunis
Writer · 2014
Sheikh's Watermelons
Screenplay · 2018
Imams go to School
Writer · 2010
Mimesis
Writer
Me, My Sister and the Thing
Writer · 2006
Wooden Hand
Screenplay · 2013