Jan Kounen

Actor · Director · Writer· Utrecht, Netherlands

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Jan Kounen (born 2 May 1964, Utrecht, Netherlands) is a Dutch-born French film director and producer. In France, he is mostly known for his films Dobermann (1997), Blueberry, l'experience secrete (2004) and 99 francs (2007).

Outside of France, he is rather known for his interest in Shipibo-Conibo culture and shamanism, with which he became familiar during his trips to Mexico and Peru, and for some music videos. Most noticeable are the four videos he did for the English pop group Erasure in the 1990s (including three for the project Abba-esque) :

Known For

The roles that explain the career.

Le co-détenu chauve 2 · 2013

Blueberryposter

Filmography

28 credits across 4 departments.

Year	Title	Role	Type
2025	The Shrinking Man	Director	Film
2020	My Cousin	Director	Film
2020	My Cousin	Writer	Film
2016	The Journey: Mother Ocean	Director	Film
2013	9 Month Stretch	Le co-détenu chauve 2	Film
2009	Coco Chanel & Igor Stravinsky	Director	Film
2008	8	Director	Film
2008	8	Writer	Film
2007	99 Francs	Director	Film
2005	Darshan - The Embrance	Director	Film
2005	Darshan - The Embrance	Writer	Film
2004	Other Worlds	Self	Film
2004	Blueberry	Billy	Film
2004	Other Worlds	Director	Film
2004	Blueberry	Director	Film
2004	Other Worlds	Producer	Film
1998	The Last Little Red Riding Hood	Director	Film
1998	The Last Little Red Riding Hood	Writer	Film
1997	Dobermann	Man at bank	Film
1997	Dobermann	Director	Film
1994	Vibroboy	Director	Film
1994	Formidable	Director	Film
1994	Capitaine X	Director	Film
1994	Vibroboy	Writer	Film
1994	Capitaine X	Producer	Film
1990	Gisèle Kérozène	Le Paralytique	Film
1990	Gisèle Kérozène	Director	Film
	Blake & Mortimer: The Yellow M	Writer	Film

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