Merzak Allouache, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Merzak Allouache

Algerian film director and screenwriter

Date of Birth: 06-Oct-1944

Place of Birth: Algiers, Algiers Province, Algeria

Profession: screenwriter, film director

Nationality: Algeria

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Merzak Allouache (born 6 October 1944) is an Algerian film director and screenwriter.
He has directed 18 films since 1976.
His 1976 film Omar Gatlato was 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.His 2011 film Normal! won the award for Best Film at the 2011 Doha Tribeca Film Festival.
In 2012, his film The Repentant was screened in the Directors' Fortnight section at the 2012 Cannes Film Festival.
It won the FIPRESCI Award for Best Asian Film at the 17th International Film Festival of Kerala.He was born in Algiers.