Christophe Ruggia

1965-

Biography: life and films

Christophe Ruggia is a French film director and screenwriter. He was born in Rueil-Malmaison, Hauts-de-Seine, France on 7th January 1965.

His best films as a screenwriter include Le Gone du chaâba (1998), Les Diables (2002) and Dans la tourmente (2012), and whose best work as a film director include Le Gone du chaâba (1998), Les Diables (2002) and Dans la tourmente (2012).

Christophe Ruggia has so far scripted 4 films and directed 4 films (including 1 short).

His most frequent genres include: drama (2 films).

Our average rating for Christophe Ruggia over all films is: 3.0

Filmography

Key: d = director; w = writer

Le Gone du chaâba (1998) [d,w]

Les Diables (2002) [d,w]

Dans la tourmente (2012) [d,w]

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