Merzak Allouache

Merzak Allouache 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.

6 October 1944

Born on the same birth date (6 October 1944): Boris Mikhailov (ice hockey) • Carlos Pace • Patrick Cordingley

Born on the same birth day (6 October): Alexandr Shilov • Bill King • Carolina Gynning • Caroline Gordon • Carolyn Goodman (psychologist) • Ernest Lapointe • Eveline Du Bois-Reymond Marcus • Goh Keng Swee • Janet Gaynor • John Donaldson, Baron Donaldson of Lymington • John Monie • Julius L. Chambers • Kevin Cronin • Marcus Johansson (ice hockey, born 1990) • Miyuki Matsuda • Oil Can Boyd • Roshon Fegan • Sandra Góngora • Shauna MacDonald (Canadian actress) • Stefan Postma • Steve Scalise • Yuknoom Yichʼaak Kʼahkʼ

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