- Tarak Ben Ammar
Tarak Ben Ammar (
Arabic :طارق بن عمّار) (born onJune 12 ,1949 inTunis ,Tunisia ) is an internationalmovie producer and distributor, (he is owner of French production and distribution company Quinta Communications.) He is famous in taking interest in artistic movies, especially when they are related toMediterranean culture or requireNorth Africa n settings during shooting. His credits include theFranco Zeffirelli film adaptation of "La Traviata".He become well-known in
France at the beginning of 2004 when he decided to distribute "The Passion of The Christ " after everybody else declined. He appeared on televisiontalk show s, defending the movie. He is also known to be the advisor of international investorPrince Al Waleed Bin Talal Bin Abdul Aziz , and French BusinessmanVincent Bolloré . He was raised in theMuslim religion. [http://www.videoageinternational.com/articles/2003/11/article1.html]He currently lives in France, with two of his three sons, Neil and Tarak Jr. and his daughter Sonia. The children are currently going to A.S.P (American School of Paris).
External links
* [http://www.tarakbenammar.com/ Official website]
*Imdb name|id=0069893|name=Tarak Ben Ammar
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