Actor

Merzak Allouache

Directing

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Movies: 29Series: 1Crew credits: 27

TMDB ID: 82307

IMDb ID: nm0021577

Known for: Directing

Born: October 6, 1944

Age: 81

Place of birth: Alger, Algérie

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1975 - 2026

Years active: 52

Average TMDB rating: 5.75

Wikidata: Q1624921

Also known as

Abderrazak Allouache • مرزاق علواش

Other jobs

Director (21)Writer (3)Assistant Director (1)Scenario Writer (1)Screenplay (1)

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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.

Movies

Movie credits linked with Merzak Allouache.