Jilani Saâdi is a director, screenwriter, editor, actor, and producer. He is known for "Khorma" (2002), "Tender is the Wolf" (2006), "Bidoun" (2012, 2014 & 2018), and "Insurrection" (2021). Jilani Saâdi was born in Bizerte (Tunisia) on February 6, 1962. He holds a degree in Modern Literature and a license in Film Studies from Paris VIII University. He attended several screenwriting and directing workshops. In the 1980s, he was an active member of various film clubs and produced and directed his first short film in 1995, "Nocturnal Bargaining," followed in 1997 by "Café Hôtel de l'Avenir." He wrote scripts for television ("Like Father, Like Son") and for cinema ("French Dream"). "Khorma" (2002) was his first released feature film, followed by "Tenderness of the Wolf" (2006), which received the Jury Prize at the Carthage Film Days in 2006. In 2012, he began his "Bidoun" trilogy with a 20-minute short film, followed by "Bidoun 2" (2014) and "Bidoun 3" (2018). His fifth feature film, "Insurrection" (2021), had its World Premiere at the JCC, where it won the Bronze Tanit in 2021. In France, the Maghreb des Films festival paid tribute to him from November 30 to December 2, 2018, at the Saint André des Arts cinema, Paris, in his presence.