My Name Is Not Ali (2011)
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 archival 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.” A no-frills examination of a piece of German and Munich film history.
Director: Viola Shafik
Genre: Documentary
Runtime: 98 min
Release Date: November 7, 2011
Cast
- El Hedi ben Salem - Self (archive footage)
- Rainer Werner Fassbinder - Self (archive footage)
- Abd El-Kader Jarrary - Self (Ben Salem's Son)
- Hafsia Mellaim - Self (Ben Salem's former wife)
- Viola Shafik - Self (voice)
- Renate Leiffer - Self
- Irm Hermann - Self
- Karl Scheydt - Self
- Rudolf Waldemar Brem - Self
- Hans Hirschmüller - Self
Screenplay
Editing: Doreen Ignaszewski
Production: Mec Film
Country: Egypt, Germany
Language: العربية, Deutsch
Original Language: de
Keywords
woman director
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is My Name Is Not Ali about?
- 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 archival 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.” A no-frills examination of a piece of German and Munich film history.
- Who directed My Name Is Not Ali?
- My Name Is Not Ali was directed by Viola Shafik.
- Who stars in My Name Is Not Ali?
- My Name Is Not Ali stars El Hedi ben Salem, Rainer Werner Fassbinder, Abd El-Kader Jarrary, Hafsia Mellaim, Viola Shafik, Renate Leiffer.
- How long is My Name Is Not Ali?
- My Name Is Not Ali has a runtime of 1h 38m (98 minutes).
- What genre is My Name Is Not Ali?
- My Name Is Not Ali is a Documentary film.
- Where was My Name Is Not Ali produced?
- My Name Is Not Ali was produced in Egypt, Germany.