Merzak Allouache
Directing · Assistant Director · Writer · Director
Born Oct 6, 1944 · Alger, Algérie
Active 1967–present
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!
Filmography
Front Row (2026) — Director · Editor · Producer · WriterDes femmes (2020) — DirectorAutumn Landscapes (2019) — Director · WriterInvestigating Paradise (2018) — Director · Screenplay · ProducerMadame Courage (2015) — DirectorThe Repentant (2013) — Writer · DirectorThe Rooftops (2013) — Director · Producer · Scenario WriterTata Bakhta (2012) — DirectorNormal! (2012) — DirectorHarragas (2009) — Writer · DirectorBab El Web (2005) — Director · WriterChouchou (2003) — Director · Scenario WriterÀ bicyclette (2001) — Director · Scenario WriterThe Other World (2001) — DirectorLa soledad del manager (1999) — DirectorAlgiers-Beirut: A Souvenir (1998) — Director · WriterSalut cousin ! (1996) — Director · WriterLumière & Company (1995) — DirectorBab El Oued City (1994) — Director · WriterA Parisian Love Story (1987) — DirectorThe Man Who Was Looking at the Windows (1985) — DirectorThe Adventures of a Hero (1979) — Writer · DirectorOmar Gatlato (1976) — Director · ScreenplayWind from the South (1975) — Assistant Director