FILM DIRECTOR

Malik Bendjelloul

1977 - 2014

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Malik Bendjelloul (14 September 1977 – 13 May 2014) was a Swedish documentary filmmaker, journalist and actor. He directed the 2012 documentary Searching for Sugar Man, which won an Academy Award and a BAFTA Award. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 27 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 26 in 2024). Malik Bendjelloul is the 1,707th most popular film director (down from 1,359th in 2024), the 1,254th most popular biography from Sweden (down from 1,027th in 2019) and the 23rd most popular Swedish Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Malik Bendjelloul ranks 1,707 out of 2,041. Before him are William Beaudine, James Frawley, Jeffrey Lieber, Nimród Antal, Axel Braun, and Rupert Sanders. After him are Mani Ratnam, Yasuhiro Takemoto, Errol Morris, Hal Hartley, Claudia Llosa, and Ken Hughes.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1977, Malik Bendjelloul ranks 347. Before him are Will Kemp, Clemerson de Araújo Soares, Najat Vallaud-Belkacem, Takako Matsu, Bianca Beauchamp, and Dilan Yeşilgöz. After him are Takayasu Kawai, Jerry Trainor, Laila Ali, Ana de la Reguera, Cyril Abiteboul, and Fatih Tekke. Among people deceased in 2014, Malik Bendjelloul ranks 527. Before him are John Holt, Panna Rittikrai, Alexandra Bastedo, Ann B. Davis, Joan Mondale, and Philippe Mahut. After him are Abdelkader El Brazi, Abdirizak Haji Hussein, Elena Baltacha, Man Haron Monis, John Houbolt, and Wayne Frye.

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In Sweden

Among people born in Sweden, Malik Bendjelloul ranks 1,254 out of 1,879. Before him are Eva Brunne (1954), Martin Hansson (1971), Albin Ekdal (1989), Kajsa Bergqvist (1976), Lars Myrberg (1964), and Håkan Ericson (1960). After him are Linda Haglund (1956), Sahlene (1976), Zara Larsson (1997), Hanna Öberg (1995), Annika Sörenstam (1970), and Eric Saade (1990).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In Sweden

Among film directors born in Sweden, Malik Bendjelloul ranks 23. Before him are Arne Sucksdorff (1917), Tomas Alfredson (1965), Jonas Åkerlund (1965), Kjell Grede (1936), Daniel Espinosa (1977), and Tarik Saleh (1972). After him are Hannes Holm (1962), David F. Sandberg (1981), Linus Sandgren (1972), and Lisa Langseth (1975).

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