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 (3 movies)
Directing (30 movies)
Autumn Landscapes
2019
Des femmes
2020
Salut cousin !
1996
Chouchou
2003
Bab El Web
2005
Harragas
2009
Bay of Algiers
2012
The Repentant
2013
Omar Gatlato
1976
Tata Bakhta
2012
The Rooftops
2013
Bab El Oued City
1994
Love Reinvented
1997
La soledad del manager
1999
Lumière & Company
1995
The Other World
2001
Women on the Move
1990
After October
1989
A Parisian Love Story
1987
Algiers-Beirut: A Souvenir
1998
The Adventures of a Hero
1979
The Man Who Was Looking at the Windows
1985
Intimate Thought
1967
The Thief
1967
À bicyclette
2001
Madame Courage
2015
Investigating Paradise
2018
Divine Wind
2018
Front Row
2024
Normal!
2012
| Title | Year | Job |
|---|---|---|
| Omar Gatlato | 1976 | Screenplay |
| The Adventures of a Hero | 1979 | Writer |
| Bab El Oued City | 1994 | Writer |
| Salut cousin ! | 1996 | Writer |
| Bab El Web | 2005 | Writer |
| Harragas | 2009 | Writer |
| Bay of Algiers | 2012 | Writer |
| The Repentant | 2013 | Writer |
| The Rooftops | 2013 | Producer |
| Investigating Paradise | 2018 | Screenplay |
| Investigating Paradise | 2018 | Producer |
| Divine Wind | 2018 | Writer |
| Autumn Landscapes | 2019 | Writer |
| Front Row | 2024 | Producer |
| Front Row | 2024 | Writer |