Director

Tarik Saleh

Directing

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Directed credits

Active

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TMDB popularity

2.4

Moderate attention

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Directed movies: 7Directed series: 2All crew credits: 13

TMDB ID: 119293

IMDb ID: nm0757975

Known for: Directing

Born: January 28, 1972

Age: 54

Place of birth: Stockholm, Sweden

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1987 - 2025

Years active: 39

Average TMDB rating: 6.59

Wikidata: Q6089350

Also known as

Tariq Saleh

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Director (9)Executive Producer (3)Creator (1)

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Biography

Tarik Saleh (Arabic: طارق صالح; born 28 January 1972; Stockholm) is a Swedish film director, animator, screenwriter, producer, publisher, journalist. He was born in Högalids församling, Stockholm to a Swedish mother and an Egyptian father. In the late 1980s and early 1990s, he was one of Sweden's most prominent graffiti artists, including co-creating Fascinate. He has also worked as a TV host for Sveriges Television and is one of the founders of production company Atmo. His work often contains techniques such as montages, cut-out graphics and faces with manipulated lip synching. At the 53rd Guldbagge Awards, his film The Nile Hilton Incident won five awards, including Best Film. His film Boy from Heaven was selected to compete for the Palme d'Or at the 2022 Cannes Film Festival.