My Name Is Not Ali
Jannat 'Ali
Synopsis
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 archival 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.” A no-frills examination of a piece of German and Munich film history.
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My Name is Not Ali by Viola Shafik (clip)
Type: Clip • Published 2022-08-03
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El Hedi ben Salem
Self (archive footage)
Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Self (archive footage)
Abd El-Kader Jarrary
Self (Ben Salem's Son)
Hafsia Mellaim
Self (Ben Salem's former wife)
Viola Shafik
Self (voice)
Renate Leiffer
Self
Irm Hermann
Self
Karl Scheydt
Self
Rudolf Waldemar Brem
Self
Hans Hirschmüller
Self
Hamdan Jarrary
Self (Ben Salem's son)
Zeina Jarrary
Self (Ben Salem's sister)
Ahmed Lecomte
Self (Ben Salem's nephew)
Reqaya Zkoura
Self (Ben Salem's niece)
Chadhlia Zkoura
Self (Ben Salem's niece)
Najat Ghribi
Self (Ben Salem's daughter-in-law)
Kurt Raab
Self (archive footage)
Thea Eymèsz
Self
Release History & Theatrical Window
ALFILM Festival
Festival / Special Debut
Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Viola Shafik
- Screenplay & Story
- Viola Shafik
- Original Title
- Jannat 'Ali
- Country of Origin
- Egypt, Germany
- Spoken Languages
- Arabic, German
- Runtime
- 1h 38m
- Production Studios
- Diogenes Film, Bärbel Mauch Film
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Viola Shafik
Viola Shafik
Doreen Ignaszewski
Onsi Abou Seif
Department Leadership Roster
Viola Shafik
Director
Viola Shafik
Writer
Doreen Ignaszewski
Editor
Onsi Abou Seif
Producer
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What is My Name Is Not Ali about?
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 archival 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.” A no-frills examination of a piece of German and Munich film history.
Who directed My Name Is Not Ali?
My Name Is Not Ali was directed by Viola Shafik.
Who stars in My Name Is Not Ali?
The principal cast of My Name Is Not Ali includes El Hedi ben Salem, Rainer Werner Fassbinder, Abd El-Kader Jarrary, Hafsia Mellaim, Viola Shafik.
When was My Name Is Not Ali released and how long is it?
My Name Is Not Ali was released in 2011 with a total runtime of 1h 38m.