Farid Bentoumi

After purs­ing high­er edu­ca­tion for sev­er­al years, and a great many voy­ages, he decid­ed to call the the­ater his home. Trained in impro­vi­sa­tion, he has played Nova­ri­na, Beck­ett, Brecht, and Racine, but also appeared in sev­er­al short films and tele­vi­sion series. He then launched into writ­ing screen­plays and received the 2006 Grand Jury Prize from the Screen­writ­ers’ Fes­ti­val. After direct­ing sev­er­al short films, he made in 2015 his fea­ture direc­to­r­i­al debut, social com­e­dy Good Luck Sam. RED SOIL is his sec­ond feature.