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Karim Traïdia (in Arabic: كريم ترايديا) born in 1949 in Besbes in Algeria is an Algerian-Dutch director and screenwriter. He has worked in the Netherlands since 1980. He studied sociology in Paris and cinema at the NFTVA, the Dutch Film Academy of Amsterdam, from which he graduated.
His graduation film Impotence won several awards in Europe. He directed several short films before signing his first feature film, The Polish Bride, in 1998, presented at the "Critics' Week" at the Cannes Film Festival the same year and he won the Golden Calf for Best Director in other prestigious awards. Truth Tellers, his second feature film, also won numerous awards. Chroniques de mon village (Chronicles of My Village), in 2016, is his third feature film.
Karim Traïdia is known for work in directing across film and television. New Release currently presents 10 verified screen credits connected to this profile.
Selected work includes Marrakech (1996), Baantjer (1995), Keyzer & De Boer Advocaten (2005), Irkalla: Gilgamesh's Dream (2026), Speakers of the Truth (2000), The Gandhi Murder (2019), The Polish Bride (1998), Chronicles of my Village (2016). The recorded credits span 1995 to 2026, including 8 movies and 2 TV shows.
The filmography below lists available titles, release years and known roles. This profile is updated as additional verified information becomes available.