Tarik Saleh (Arabic: طارق صالح; born 28 January 1972; Stockholm) is a Swedish film director, animator, screenwriter, producer, publisher, journalist. He was born in Högalids församling, Stockholm to a Swedish mother and an Egyptian father. In the late 1980s and early 1990s, he was one of Sweden's most prominent graffiti artists, including co-creating Fascinate. He has also worked as a TV host for Sveriges Television and is one of the founders of production company Atmo. His work often contains techniques such as montages, cut-out graphics and faces with manipulated lip synching. At the 53rd Guldbagge Awards, his film The Nile Hilton Incident won five awards, including Best Film. His film Boy from Heaven was selected to compete for the Palme d'Or at the 2022 Cannes Film Festival.
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Tarik Saleh is a Swedish-Egyptian film director, screenwriter, and former prominent graffiti artist known for directing intense political dramas.
He is best known for directing critically acclaimed political thrillers such as The Nile Hilton Incident and Cairo Conspiracy.
He creates taut political thrillers, crime dramas, and occasionally ventures into animation and documentary filmmaking.
