
Merzak Allouache
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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.
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Chouchou (2003)
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Lumière & Company (1995)
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Salut cousin ! (1996)
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Bab El Web (2005)
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Bay of Algiers (2012)
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Normal! (2012)
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Tata Bakhta (2012)
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The Adventures of a Hero (1979)
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Bab El Oued City (1994)
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La soledad del manager (1999)
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The Repentant (2013)
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Madame Courage (2015)
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The Man Who Was Looking at the Windows (1985)
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Love Reinvented (1997)
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À bicyclette (2001)
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Algiers-Beirut: A Souvenir (1998)
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Omar Gatlato (1976)
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The Thief (1967)
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Divine Wind (2018)
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A Parisian Love Story (1987)
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Intimate Thought (1967)
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Harragas (2009)
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Des femmes (2020)
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Investigating Paradise (2018)
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Front Row (2026)
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The Rooftops (2013)
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The Other World (2001)
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Women on the Move (1990)
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Autumn Landscapes (2019)
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After October (1989)
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The Family (2024)
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