Mohamed Chouikh

Mohamed Chouikh was born on 3 September 1943 in Mostaganem. In 1962 he joined the troupe that became the Algerian National Theatre, then acted in several major Algerian films of the sixties. He directed two films for television, in 1972 and 1974, then at the beginning of the eighties made his first feature film, shown at the Directors' Fortnight. His films were subsequently awarded prizes at several international festivals, and he works with his daughter Yasmine, also a filmmaker.

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• CinemaThe CitadelLa CitadelleMohamed Chouikh · 1989Cinema