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FILM DIRECTOR

Med Hondo

1936 - 2019

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Med Hondo (born Mohamed Abid; 4 May 1935 – 2 March 2019) was a Mauritanian-born French director, producer, screenwriter, and actor. Considered a founding father of African cinema, he is known for his controversial films dealing with issues such as race relations and colonization. His critically acclaimed 1970 directorial début feature, Soleil O, received the Golden Leopard award at the 1970 Locarno International Film Festival and was chosen in 2019 by the African Film Heritage Project for restoration. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Med Hondo has received more than 87,306 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia. Med Hondo is the 965th most popular film director (down from 900th in 2019), the 8th most popular biography from Mauritania and the most popular Mauritanian Film Director.

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  • 87k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 46.95

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 19

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.55

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.72

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Med Hondo ranks 965 out of 1,581. Before him are Chris Wedge, William Castle, Willis H. O'Brien, Aaron Norris, Curtis Bernhardt, and Michel Boisrond. After him are Mike Figgis, Robert Kramer, Gregory La Cava, Jacques Rozier, Revaz Chkheidze, and Roy Ward Baker.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1936, Med Hondo ranks 343. Before him are Peter Cook, Gavriil Popov, Mary Travers, Alfredo Zitarrosa, Nikos Xilouris, and Manuel Alegre. After him are Anton Allemann, Çolpan İlhan, Sylvia Browne, Richard Wilson, Sancho Gracia, and Roman Viktyuk. Among people deceased in 2019, Med Hondo ranks 299. Before him are Thomas Remengesau Sr., Harold Brown, Paolo Sardi, Peter Tork, Manfred Burgsmüller, and Egon Zimmermann. After him are Erik Olin Wright, Beth Carvalho, Jorma Kinnunen, Rui Jordão, Yao Lee, and Owen Garriott.

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In Mauritania

Among people born in Mauritania, Med Hondo ranks 8 out of 16. Before him are Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz (1956), Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya (1941), Sidi Ould Cheikh Abdallahi (1938), Mohamed Ould Ghazouani (1956), Mustafa Ould Salek (1936), and Mohamed Mahmoud Ould Louly (1943). After him are Ely Ould Mohamed Vall (1953), Abderrahmane Sissako (1961), Yahya Ould Hademine (1953), Moulaye Ould Mohamed Laghdaf (1957), Malouma (1960), and Sidi Mohamed Ould Boubacar (1957).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In Mauritania

Among film directors born in Mauritania, Med Hondo ranks 1. After him are Abderrahmane Sissako (1961).

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Filmography

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