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Merzak Allouache (born 6 October 1940) 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.
Merzak Allouache was born on 6 October 1944 in Algiers, Alger, France [now Algeria]. He is a director and writer, known for El taaib (2012), Bab El Oued City (1994) and The Rooftops (2013).
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Abderrazak Allouache dit Merzak Allouache (en arabe : مرزاق علواش), né le 6 octobre 1944 à Alger, est un scénariste et réalisateur de films algérien. Il se fait connaître par son premier film Omar Gatlato tourné à Alger et sélectionné à la Semaine de la critique du Festival de Cannes en 1976.
During a career that has spanned thirty years, Merzak Allouache’s films continue to examine the complex history that ties France to its former North African colonies, giving us characters full of intelligence and dignity, caught between their French and Algerian identities.
During a career that has spanned thirty years, Merzak Allouache's films continue to examine the complex history that ties France to its former North African colonies, giving us characters full of intelligence and dignity, caught between their French and Algerian identities.
Oct 16, 2013 · Merzak Allouache, Variety’s Middle East Filmmaker of the Year, is the cinematic face of Algeria, the most recognizable son of that nation’s film industry and an establishment gadfly ever...
Feb 9, 2017 · Merzak Allouache: I came across a video of a Wahabist imam from Saudi Arabia, preaching a bizarre version of "paradise" - one where young men were salaciously promised "72 virgins" if they joined the jihad.
