Mohamed Bouamari

January 1, 1941 · Guidjel, Algérie

Born in Guidjel, near Sétif in Algeria in 1941, Mohamed Bouamari (محمد بوعمري) is an Algerian actor and director.

Self-taught, in 1961 he received a scholarship from the UNEF to study film set careers in France. Returning to Algiers in 1965, he became an assistant to the filmmaker Mohamed Lakhdar-Hamina on "Le Vent des Aurès" in 1966, then to Costa Gavras on "Z" in 1969 and to Jean-Louis Bertucelli on "Remparts d'Argile" in 1969). Bouamari made his first feature film as director in 1972, with "Le Charbonnier", a film which was selected in several international festivals, including La Semaine de la Critique in Cannes, and which attracted attention.

Often works with

Fettouma Ousliha-Bouamari
6 titles together
The Citadel, First Step, The Inheritance
Mustapha El Anka
2 titles together
The Charcoal Maker, The Empire of Dreams
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Fatima-Zohra Guelli
2 titles together
The Citadel, The Refusal

Full filmography · 8

The Citadel
cast
1988
The Empire of Dreams
cast
1982
The Refusal
Director and Writer
1982
First Step
Director
1980
The Inheritance
Director and Writer
1975
The Charcoal Maker
Director and Writer
1973
L'Obstacle
Writer and Director
1965
A People on the March
Director
1963