Merzak Allouache
DirectingMerzak 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.
Known For
Filmography — Acting
Filmography — Crew
Lumière & Company
Director
Chouchou
Director
Love Reinvented
Director
Salut cousin !
Director
Bay of Algiers
Director
The Adventures of a Hero
Writer
Bab El Oued City
Director
Bab El Web
Director
À bicyclette
Director
Omar Gatlato
Director
Harragas
Writer
A Parisian Love Story
Director
Tata Bakhta
Director
Front Row
Director
The Repentant
Writer
La soledad del manager
Director
The Man Who Was Looking at the Windows
Director
Algiers-Beirut: A Souvenir
Director
Des femmes
Director
Autumn Landscapes
Director
The Rooftops
Director
The Other World
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Investigating Paradise
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After October
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Women on the Move
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The Thief
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Normal!
Director
Divine Wind
Director
Madame Courage
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Intimate Thought
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