Mohamed Chouikh

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Mohamed Chouikh
Born	(1943-09-03) 3 September 1943 (age 83) Mostaganem, Algeria
Occupations	Film director Screenwriter Actor
Notable work	The Citadel The Ark of the Desert Youcef

Mohamed Chouikh (born 1943) is an Algerian film-maker and actor.

Biography

Mohamed Chouikh was born at Mostaganem, Algeria on 3 September 1943, where he was to become a stage actor with a troupe which later developed into the Algerian National Theatre. In 1965, he acted in one of Algeria's greatest film productions, L'Aube des damnés by René Vautier and Ahmed Rachedi. In 1966 he took the role of Lakhdar (the son) in Mohamed Lakhdar Hamina's highly successful Le vent des Aurès. In 1972 he directed L'Embouchure for Algerian TV, followed in 1974 by Les Paumés (1974). In 1982 he made his first feature-length film, Rupture, and has pursued a writer-director career since then.

Filmography

Awards and nominations

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