Mohamed Chouikh

Mohamed Chouikh (born 1943) is an Algerian film-maker.^[1][2]

Mohamed Chouikh was born at Mostaganem Algeria on the 3rd of 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 1983 he made his first feature-length film, Rupture, and has pursued a writer-director career since then.

He has written and directed:

• La Citadelle (El Kalaa - The Citadel) 1988
• Youcef (Youssef) 1993
• L'Arche du Désert (The Desert Ark) 1997

References

1. ^ Armes, Roy (2008-06). Dictionary of African filmmakers. Indiana University Press. pp. 139–. ISBN 9780253351166. http://books.google.com/books?id=88sTRTl6yKwC&pg=PA139. Retrieved 14 July 2011. 
2. ^ Armes, Roy (2005). Postcolonial images: studies in North African film. Indiana University Press. pp. 218–. ISBN 9780253344441. http://books.google.com/books?id=4w4cP9Mu0lgC&pg=PA218. Retrieved 14 July 2011. 

Persondata
Name	Chouikh, Mohamed
Alternative names
Short description	Film actor and director
Date of birth	September 3, 1943
Place of birth	Mostaganem Algeria
Date of death
Place of death