El Hedi ben Salem
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.
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Films (11)
My Name Is Not Ali
2011 · Self (archive footage)
When Fear Eats the Soul
2007 · Ali (archive footage)
Querelle
1982 · Thanks
Fox and His Friends
1975 · Salem the Moroccan (uncredited)
Like a Bird on a Wire
1975 · Bodybuilder
Martha
1974 · Hotel Guest
Ali: Fear Eats the Soul
1974 · Ali
Tenderness of the Wolves
1973 · Französischer Soldat
Jail Bait
1973
The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant
1972 · Set Production Assistant
The Merchant of Four Seasons
1971 · Araber
