Poster of My Name Is Not Ali

My Name Is Not Ali

Plot: 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 archive 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
Release Date: Monday, November 7 2011
13 years ago
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Portrait of El Hedi ben SalemEl Hedi ben Salem
El Hedi ben Salem would have been no older than
40 in My Name Is Not Ali
as 'Self (archive footage)'.
Wed, Jan 01 1936 –
Thu, Jan 01 1976
Portrait of Rainer Werner FassbinderRainer Werner Fassbinder
Rainer Werner Fassbinder would have been no older than
37 in My Name Is Not Ali
as 'Self (archive footage)'.
Thu, May 31 1945 –
Thu, Jun 10 1982
Portrait of Abd El-Kader JarraryAbd El-Kader Jarrary
Abd El-Kader Jarrary was
>> in My Name Is Not Ali
as 'Self (Ben Salem's Son)'.
Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Hafsia MellaimHafsia Mellaim
Hafsia Mellaim was
>> in My Name Is Not Ali
as 'Self (Ben Salem's former wife)'.
Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Viola ShafikViola Shafik
Viola Shafik was
>> in My Name Is Not Ali
as 'Self (voice)'.
Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Renate LeifferRenate Leiffer
Renate Leiffer was
>> in My Name Is Not Ali
as 'Self'.
Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Irm HermannIrm Hermann
Irm Hermann was
69 in My Name Is Not Ali
as 'Self'.
Sun, Oct 04 1942 –
Tue, May 26 2020
Portrait of Karl ScheydtKarl Scheydt
Karl Scheydt would have been no older than
68 in My Name Is Not Ali
as 'Self'.
Fri, May 03 1940 –
Thu, Apr 30 2009
Portrait of Rudolf Waldemar BremRudolf Waldemar Brem
Rudolf Waldemar Brem was
63 in My Name Is Not Ali
as 'Self'.
Thu, Jan 01 1948 –
Thu, Mar 17 2016
Portrait of Hans HirschmüllerHans Hirschmüller
Hans Hirschmüller was
71 in My Name Is Not Ali
as 'Self'.
Fri, Mar 15 1940
Portrait of Hamdan JarraryHamdan Jarrary
Hamdan Jarrary was
>> in My Name Is Not Ali
as 'Self (Ben Salem's son)'.
Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Zeina JarraryZeina Jarrary
Zeina Jarrary was
>> in My Name Is Not Ali
as 'Self (Ben Salem's sister)'.
Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Ahmed LecomteAhmed Lecomte
Ahmed Lecomte was
>> in My Name Is Not Ali
as 'Self (Ben Salem's nephew)'.
Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Reqaya ZkouraReqaya Zkoura
Reqaya Zkoura was
>> in My Name Is Not Ali
as 'Self (Ben Salem's niece)'.
Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Chadhlia ZkouraChadhlia Zkoura
Chadhlia Zkoura was
>> in My Name Is Not Ali
as 'Self (Ben Salem's niece)'.
Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Najat GhribiNajat Ghribi
Najat Ghribi was
>> in My Name Is Not Ali
as 'Self (Ben Salem's daughter-in-law)'.
Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Kurt RaabKurt Raab
Kurt Raab would have been no older than
46 in My Name Is Not Ali
as 'Self (archive footage)'.
Sun, Jul 20 1941 –
Tue, Jun 28 1988
Portrait of Thea EymèszThea Eymèsz
Thea Eymèsz was
75 in My Name Is Not Ali
as 'Self'.
Sat, May 23 1936 –
Fri, Sep 18 2015
Portrait of Nikolaus NotterNikolaus Notter
Nikolaus Notter was
>> in My Name Is Not Ali
as 'Self'.
Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Marie NotterMarie Notter
Marie Notter was
>> in My Name Is Not Ali
as 'Self'.
Unknown Birthday

Crew

Portrait of Viola ShafikViola Shafik
Viola Shafik was
>> in My Name Is Not Ali
as 'Director, Writer, Sound, Cinematography'
Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Onsi Abou SeifOnsi Abou Seif
Onsi Abou Seif was
>> in My Name Is Not Ali
as 'Producer'
Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Doreen IgnaszewskiDoreen Ignaszewski
Doreen Ignaszewski was
>> in My Name Is Not Ali
as 'Editor'
Unknown Birthday