May el-Toukhy

May el-Toukhy

Director. Born 17 August 1977 in Charlottenlund, Danmark.

2

Titles on Fi1m1 directing · 1 crew

1

Venice prize1 won

Born

17 August 1977, Charlottenlund, Danmark

Active

2010–present

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Marina Bouras, Carsten Bjørnlund, May el-Toukhy and Mathilde Arcel Fock at the 83rd Venice International Film Festival (2026) — Marina Bouras, Carsten Bjørnlund, May el-Toukhy and Mathilde Arcel Fock at the 83rd Venice International Film Festival (2026)Harald Krichel, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

May el-Toukhy at the 83rd Venice International Film Festival (2026) — May el-Toukhy at the 83rd Venice International Film Festival (2026)Harald Krichel, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

May el-Toukhy — May el-ToukhyHarald Krichel, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Marina Bouras, Carsten Bjørnlund, May el-Toukhy and Mathilde Arcel Fock at the 83rd Venice International Film Festival (2026) — Marina Bouras, Carsten Bjørnlund, May el-Toukhy and Mathilde Arcel Fock at the 83rd Venice International Film Festival (2026)Harald Krichel, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

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May el-Toukhy receives the Golden Lion for for Best Film for ‘Woman Unknown’ during the closing ceremony of the Venice International Film Festival 83 (2026) — May el-Toukhy receives the Golden Lion for for Best Film for ‘Woman Unknown’ during the closing ceremony of the Venice International Film Festival 83 (2026)Ondine Goat, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Photographs: Harald Krichel, CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence); Harald Krichel, CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence); Harald Krichel, CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence); Harald Krichel, CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence); Ondine Goat, CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence). Stills courtesy of the studios via TMDB.