Arthur Harari began making films as a teenager with a Super 8 camera. After studying cinema at Paris 8 University, he directed several award-winning shorts with his brothers, including La Main sur la gueule (2007) and Peine perdue (2013). His feature debut, Dark Diamond (2016), earned him recognition for his singular directorial style, receiving two nominations at the 2017 César Awards. His follow-up, Onoda: 10,000 Nights in the Jungle (2021), opened Un Certain Regard at Cannes to international acclaim, and he also brought the film to the Busan International Film Festival. An occasional actor as well, Harari co-wrote Justine Triet′s Sibyl (2019) and Anatomy of a Fall (2023), the latter earning him the Golden Globe, Academy Award, and César for Best Screenplay. His latest film, The Unknown, based on the graphic novel Le Cas David Zimmerman, which he co-wrote with his brother, is a fantasy thriller about identity starring Léa Seydoux and Niels Schneider. It was invited to the main competition at the 2026 Cannes Film Festival, where it stirred passionate debate among critics.
