Merzak Allouache
Directing
Born: 1944-10-06 · Alger, Algérie
Biography
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 cinemat
🎬 Movies (30)
Front Row
2026
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The Family
2024
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Le Passeur immobile
2021
Self
Des femmes
2020
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Planet Malek
2019
Self -Director
Autumn Landscapes
2019
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Investigating Paradise
2018
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Divine Wind
2018
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My Story Is Not Yet Written
2017
Self
Madame Courage
2015
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The Repentant
2013
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The Rooftops
2013
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Bay of Algiers
2012
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Tata Bakhta
2012
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Normal!
2012
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Harragas
2009
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Bab El Web
2005
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Chouchou
2003
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The Other World
2001
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À bicyclette
2001
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La soledad del manager
1999
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Algiers-Beirut: A Souvenir
1998
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Love Reinvented
1997
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Salut cousin !
1996
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Lumière & Company
1995
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Bab El Oued City
1994
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Women on the Move
1990
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After October
1989
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A Parisian Love Story
1987
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The Man Who Was Looking at the Windows
1985
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