Olivier Dahan

1967-

Biography: life and films

Olivier Dahan is a French film director and screenwriter. He was born in La Ciotat, Bouches-du-Rhône, France on 26th June 1967.

His best films as a film director include Frères: La roulette rouge (1994), Le Petit poucet (2001) and La Môme (2007), and whose best work as a screenwriter include Frères: La roulette rouge (1994), La Vie promise (2002) and La Môme (2007).

Olivier Dahan has so far directed 8 films and scripted 7 films.

His most frequent genres include: drama (5 films), crime-thriller (2) and Thriller (2).

Our average rating for Olivier Dahan over all films is: 2.6

Filmography

Key: d = director; w = writer


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