Merzak Allouache
Merzak Allouache 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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Front Row
director
2026
Front Row
writer
2026
The Family
director
2024
The Family
writer
2024
Divine Wind
writer
2018
Divine Wind
director
2018
Investigating Paradise
director
2018
Investigating Paradise
writer
2018
Madame Courage
writer
2015
Madame Courage
director
2015
The Rooftops
director
2013
The Rooftops
writer
2013
The Repentant
writer
2013
The Repentant
director
2013
Normal!
director
2012
Chouchou
writer
2003
Chouchou
director
2003
Algiers-Beirut: A Souvenir
writer
1998
Algiers-Beirut: A Souvenir
director
1998
Love Reinvented
director
1997
Lumière & Company
director
1995
Bab El Oued City
director
1994
Bab El Oued City
writer
1994
The Man Who Watched Windows
director
1985
Omar Gatlato
director
1976
Omar Gatlato
writer
1976