Tunisian director Chaouki Mejri died yesterday at the age of 58 after a heart attack in Egypt after enriching Arabic drama with a multitude of successful TV series.
"The late is considered one of the most prominent international directors," said the Tunisian Ministry of Cultural Affairs in a statement.
Born in 1961, Mejri graduated from the National Institute of Film, Theater and Television in Lodz, Poland, one of the most prestigious institutes in Europe.
He presented many TV series in Egypt, Syria and Jordan, including “Minute of Silence”, “Asmahan”, “Free Fall”, “Sweetness of the Soul”, “Relative Calm”, “Napoleon and Mahrousa”, “Rough Road” and “Sons of Al-Rasheed”. «Invasion». In 2012, the film "Kingdom of the Ant" starring Abed Fahad, Saba Mubarak and Munther Rayahna.
He inherited a large number of artists and media through social media, including the Syrian actor Mustafa al-Khani, Lebanese actress Carmen Leps, the Egyptian anchor Wafaa Kilani, and the Syrian broadcaster Mustafa al-Agha.
Tunisian actress Hend Sabri wrote on Twitter, "Today, a great director is gone. He emphasized through all his works that art does not contain one country, nor one place.