Nadir Dendoune
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Nadir Dendoun | |
|---|---|
| Born | 7 October 1972 Saint-Denis |
| Citizenship | Algeria, France, Australia |
| Occupation(s) | writer, journalist |
Nadir Dendoun (Arabic: نذير دندون; born on 7 October 1972 in Saint-Denis, France) is a French-Algerian writer/journalist. He is the author of "A Loser on Top of the World", (French: Un tocard sur le toit du monde) 2010, which was adapted to the cinema in the film The Climb (French: L'Ascension), starring Ahmed Sylla.
Nadhir Dendoun holds French, Algerian and Australian citizenships.
Dendoun was born in Saint-Denis in 1972 to Algerian parents.[1] His father, Mohand Dendoune, arrived in France in 1950, and he settled there in 1957 permanently with his wife Messaouda and their two daughters. In Seine-Saint-Denis, the family first lived in a slum, before moving to social housing in Maurice-Thorez in 1968.
On 25 May 2008, Dendoun was able to reach the summit of Mount Everest, without any experience in mountaineering, and at the same time, he became the first French Algerian to reach the summit of Everest. His journey was narrated in a book that was adapted for the cinema in 2017, and the starring role was played by Ahmed Sylla.[2]
In his autobiographical book "Our dreams are for the poor", (Original title: Nos rêves de pauvres) 2017, he puts his parents, whom he honors, at his story. A picture of his father adjusting his tie is on the cover of the book.
In 2018, he directed a documentary, "Figs in April" (French: Des figues en Avril), to honor his eighty-year-old mother, Messaouda Dendoune,[3] in exile.[4] She's been learning to live on her own since her sick husband who died in 2019 was placed in an elderly home. The documentary's title refers to his mother's astonishment to see figs growing in April in Australia. After watching this documentary, Director Maïwenn offered Messaouda Dendoune to participate in her 2020 film DNA (French: ADN).
