Hany Abu-Assad

64, from Nazareth, Israel

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Biography

Hany Abu-Assad is a Palestinian-Dutch movie director and writer. Some of the famous movies Abu-Assad has directed so far include Rana's Wedding (2002), Paradise Now (2005) and Omar (2013), and The mountains Between Us (2017). He has been nominated twice for Academy Awards for 'Paradise Now' in 2006 and 'Omar' in 2014.

Timeline

2022Aged 61

  • Poster for Huda's Salon

    Screenplay

2021Aged 60

  • Poster for Amira

    Producer

2017Aged 56

  • Poster for The Mountain Between Us

    Director

2016Aged 55

  • Poster for The Idol

    Screenplay

2013Aged 52

  • Poster for Omar

    Producer

  • Poster for Josh: Independence Through Unity

    Executive Producer

2012Aged 51

  • Poster for The Courier

    Director

  • Poster for Do Not Forget Me Istanbul

    Writer

2008Aged 47

  • Poster for Stories on Human Rights

    Director

  • Poster for A Boy, A Wall, and A Donkey

    Director

2005Aged 44

  • Poster for Paradise Now

    Writer

2003Aged 42

  • Poster for Ford Transit

    Writer

  • Poster for Rana's Wedding

    Director

2001Aged 40

  • Poster for Nazareth 2000

    Director

1998Aged 37

  • Poster for The Fourteenth Chick

    Scenario Writer

Year unknown

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