Merzak Allouache
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
DirectingBirthday
October 6, 1944Gender
MaleKnown Movie Credits
33Place of birth
Alger, AlgérieAlso known as
Abderrazak Allouache, مرزاق علواش
Cast credits
Crew credits
Salut cousin !
Director, Writer
Bab El Web
Director
Chouchou
Director, Scenario Writer
Harragas
Writer, Director
Bay of Algiers
Director, Writer
The Repentant
Writer, Director
Omar Gatlato
Screenplay, Director
Tata Bakhta
Director
The Rooftops
Director, Scenario Writer, Producer
Bab El Oued City
Writer, Director
Lumière and Company
Director
Women on the Move
Director
A Parisian Love Story
Director
The Adventures of a Hero
Director, Writer
The Man Who Was Looking at the Windows
Director
Investigating Paradise
Director, Screenplay, ProducerImages
