Olivier Dahan was born on 26 June 1967 in La Ciotat, Bouches-du-Rhône, France. He is a director and writer, known for La Môme (2007), La vie promise (2002) and Sold.
Before taking up film directing, he exhibited his paintings in a number
of one-man and group shows, made numerous music videos (for, amongst
others, Zucchero, Stéphane Eicher, Princesse Erika) and worked for
several record companies (Virgin, EMI, Sony, Polygram).
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