El Hedi ben Salem
Biography
El Hedi ben Salem was a Moroccan actor. He is best known as the lover and collaborator of provocative German director Rainer Werner Fassbinder. He died while in prison. Fassbinder dedicated his last film, Querelle (1982), to Salem. In 2012, a documentary on Salem's life entitled My Name Is Not Ali, premiered at the Montreal World Film Festival.
Known For
Top 9 Movies
Like a Bird on a Wire
1975
When Fear Eats the Soul
2007
The Merchant of Four Seasons
1972
Tenderness of the Wolves
1973
Ali: Fear Eats the Soul
1974
Fox and His Friends
1975
Martha
1974
Jail Bait
1973
My Name Is Not Ali
2011