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