Merzak Allouache
Born:
1944-10-06
From:
Alger, Algérie
Merzak Allouache (born 6 October 1944) is an Algerian film director and screenwriter. His 1976 film Omar Gatlato was later entered into the 10th Moscow International Film Festival where it won the Silver Prize. His 1996 Salut cousin! was submitted to the 69th Academy Awards in the category of Best Foreign Language Film. He is one of the most influential Algerian filmmakers, considered by some to be the most important. He is the only Algerian filmmaker who devoted most, if not all, of his cinematic work to his native country.
Directing
Front Row
The Family
Des femmes
Autumn Landscapes
Divine Wind
Investigating Paradise
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Madame Courage
The Rooftops
The Repentant
Tata Bakhta
Bay of Algiers
Normal!
Harragas
Bab El Web
Chouchou
The Other World
À bicyclette
La soledad del manager
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Algiers-Beirut: A Souvenir
Love Reinvented
Salut cousin !
Lumière & Company
Bab El Oued City
Women on the Move
