Director
Mohamed Chouikh
November 3, 1943 · Mostaganem, Algéria
Mohamed Chouikh (Arabic: محمد الشويخ), born September 3, 1943, in Mostaganem, Algeria, is an Algerian actor, screenwriter, and director.
He was eleven years old in 1954 when the Algerian War began. Following the declaration of independence in 1962, he joined a theater troupe that would later become the Algerian National Theater. From then on, he actively worked with other artists to develop theater and cinema in Algeria. In 1965, Mohamed Chouikh starred in one of the first major Algerian films, "L'aube des damnés" (The Dawn of the Damned) by René Vautier and Ahmed Rachedi.
Often works with
Hassan El-Hassani
2 titles together
The Winds of the Aures, The Nomads
Djohra Bachene
2 titles together
The Winds of the Aures, The Outlaws
Nawal Zaatar
2 titles together
The Citadel, Douar de Femmes
Mazouz Ould-Abderrahmane
2 titles together
Dawn of the Damned, The Outlaws
Sid Ahmed Agoumi
2 titles together
Dawn of the Damned, The Outlaws
- A
Abdelkader Belmokadem
2 titles together
The Desert Ark, Breakdown
Full filmography · 13
Douar de Femmes
Writer and Director
2005
Dance of the Wind
cast
2003
The Desert Ark
Writer and Director
1998
Youssef: The Legend of the Seventh Sleeper
Director
1994
The Citadel
Director and Writer
1988
Breakdown
Writer and Director
1982
The Nomads
cast
1976
The Passengers
as Narrator
1971
Elise, or Real Life
as Arezki
1970
The Outlaws
as Ali
1969
The Winds of the Aures
as Lakhdar
1967
Dawn of the Damned
cast
1965