Merzak Allouache
Born	October 6, 1944 (1944-10-06) (age 65) Algiers, Algeria
Occupation	Film director
Years active	1976 - present

Merzak Allouache (born 6 October 1944) is an Algerian film director and screenwriter. He has directed 16 films since 1976. His 1996 film Salut cousin! was submitted to the 69th Academy Awards in the category for Best Foreign Language Film.

He was born in Algiers.

[edit] Selected filmography

• Omar Gatlato (1976)
• Mughamarat batal (1979)
• Homme qui regardait les fenêtres, L' (1986)
• Un amour à Paris (1987)
• Après-Octobre, L' (1989)
• Bab El-Oued City (1994)
• Lumière et compagnie (1995)
• Dans la décapotable (1996)
• Salut cousin! (1996)
• Alger-Beyrouth: Pour mémoire (1998) (TV)
• À bicyclette (2001) (TV)
• Autre monde, L' (2001)
• Chouchou (2003)
• Bab el web (2005)
• Tamanrasset (2008) (TV)
• Harragas (2009)

[edit] External links

• Merzak Allouache at the Internet Movie Database

Persondata
NAME	Allouache, Merzak
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION	Film director
DATE OF BIRTH	6 October 1944
PLACE OF BIRTH	Algiers  Algeria
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH

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