Merzak Allouache
Known for: Directing
Born: October 5, 1944 in 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.
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Le Passeur immobile
Self
Planet Malek
Self -Director
Cinématon XIII
N°128
My Story Is Not Yet Written
Self
Wind from the South
Assistant Director
The Adventures of a Hero
Writer
Autumn Landscapes
Director
Des femmes
Director
Salut cousin !
Director
Chouchou
Director
Bab El Web
Director
Harragas
Writer
Bay of Algiers
Director
The Repentant
Writer
Omar Gatlato
Director
Tata Bakhta
Director
The Rooftops
Director
Bab El Oued City
Director
Love Reinvented
Director
La soledad del manager
Director
Lumière & Company
Director
The Other World
Director
After October
Director
Women on the Move
Director