Merzak Allouache
Personal Info
Know For
Directing
Gender
Male
Birthday
1944-10-06 (81 years old)
Place of Birth
Alger, Algérie
Also known As
Abderrazak Allouache
مرزاق علواش
Merzak Allouache
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 cinematic work to his native country.
Acting
2021
as Self
2019
as Self -Director
1981
as N°128
2017
as Self
Production
1975
as Assistant Director
1979
as Writer
2019
as Writer
2019
as Director
2020
as Director
1996
as Director
2003
as Scenario Writer
2003
as Director
2005
as Director
2009
as Director
2009
as Writer
2012
as Director
2012
as Writer
2013
as Writer
2013
as Director
1976
as Screenplay
1976
as Director
2012
as Director
2013
as Director
1994
as Director
1994
as Writer
1997
as Director
1999
as Director
1995
as Director
2001
as Director
1990
as Director
1989
as Director
1987
as Director
1998
as Director
1979
as Director
1985
as Director
1967
as Director
1967
as Director
2001
as Director
2001
as Scenario Writer
2013
as Scenario Writer
2013
as Producer
2015
as Director
2018
as Director
2018
as Screenplay
2018
as Producer
2018
as Director
2024
as Director
2018
as Writer
2024
as Producer
2024
as Writer
2024
as Editor
1996
as Writer
2012
as Director
2005
as Writer
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