Malak Maatoug
Directing
Biography
Malak Maatoug was born in Solingen, Germany in 1987. Through his German mother and his Tunisian father, he grew up between these two countries and cultures. He alternated studies of philosophy, art and humanities in Berlin, Paris and Dusseldorf, with differents jobs and travels around the world. In 2015, he worked on Jean-Gabriel Periot's feature documentary UNE JEUNESSE ALLEMANDE (2015). In 2017 he began a film research work between Portugal, France and Germany.
Known For
A young man navigates the bureaucracy of the Catholic Church when he tries to renounce his faith.
The Apostate
In Portugal, the daily life of a bronze foundry, specialized in the semi-industrial production of spare parts for the naval field, is compared with the freedom of spirit characterizing the "pottery of monsters" on a village square where everyone gathers.