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