Merzak Allouache
Directing · Born Oct 6, 1944 · 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.
Known for
Directed
Front Row
20266.0
The Family
2024
Des femmes
20208.0
Autumn Landscapes
20197.5
Divine Wind
2018
Investigating Paradise
20186.2
The Rooftops
20134.2
The Repentant
20136.4
Tata Bakhta
20126.5
Bay of Algiers
20123.4
Normal!
20125.7
Harragas
20097.3
Bab El Web
20056.0
Chouchou
20035.2
The Other World
20014.3
À bicyclette
20019.0
La soledad del manager
19998.0
Love Reinvented
19974.3
Love Reinvented
1996
Salut cousin !
19964.5
Lumière & Company
19956.4
Bab El Oued City
19946.2
Women on the Move
1990
A Parisian Love Story
19878.0
The Man Who Watched Windows
19859.5
The Adventures of a Hero
197910.0
Omar Gatlato
19766.5
