Director

Jean Odoutan

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Directed movies: 5Directed series: 0All crew credits: 6

TMDB ID: 308731

IMDb ID: nm0644147

Known for: Acting

Born: October 1, 1965

Age: 60

Place of birth: Bénin

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1984 - 2023

Years active: 40

Average TMDB rating: 6.77

Wikidata: Q3173774

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Biography

Jean Odoutan (born in 1965) is a comedian, film director, composer, actor, screenwriter and executive movie producer from the African country of Benin. He is also the creator of a film festival, the Quintessence International Film Festival of Ouidah. Odoutan moved to Paris, France as a teenager, at the age of fifteen in 1980. Soon after, he began working in the film industry. Jean Odoutan has been involved in many films, either as actor, director or producer. Many of his movies have been critically acclaimed and he has been guest of honor at many film festivals, including the 2001 Reunion Film Festival. Among the movies he has participated are: Barbecue Pejo (2000); Djib (2000, as director and screenwriter); La Valse des Gros Derrieres (2004, as director and screenwriter). Source: Article "Jean Odoutan" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

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