Merzak Allouache

Director

Born: October 6, 1944 (age 81)
From: Alger, Algérie

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…

Filmography (35)

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