Mehdi Charef ( born 21 October 1952 ) is a French film director and screenwriter of Algerian descent . He has worked on eleven films between 1985 and 2007 . His film '' Le thé au harem d'Archimède '' was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1985 Cannes Film Festival . Seven years later , his film '' Au pays des Juliets '' competed for the Palme d'Or at the 1992 festival
1992 festival
1992 Cannes Film Festival
Mehdi Charef