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Mohamed Bouamari

Directing

0.1 Popularity Jan 01, 1941 (65 years old) 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 Mohame...

Biography

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.

In the wake of this first work which ranks him among the progressive filmmakers bringing to the screen the effects of the Algerian agrarian revolution, he then directed "L'Héritage" (1974), and continued the vein that would remain his own, that of a committed filmmaker, in search of a revolutionary national aesthetic, whose favorite themes are the war of independence, the denunciation of contemporary feudalism and the cause of the condition of Algerian women and his own wife, Fettouma Ousliha, will play the heroine of his films. The rest of his work, from “Premier Pas” (1974) to “Refus” (1982), will bear witness to these commitments. Mohamed Bouamari last appeared on screen in 2005, in Djamila Sahraoui's film, "Barakat".

He died of a heart attack on Friday December 1, 2006 in Algiers, at the age of 65 while he was finishing his fiction film "The Sheep".

Filmography 17

2021
Le Passeur immobile Movie

as Self

1988
1982
The Refusal Movie

Director

1982
The Refusal Movie

Writer

1981
Cinématon XIII Movie

as N°125

1980
First Step Movie

Director

1975
The Inheritance Movie

Director

1975
The Inheritance Movie

Writer

1973
The Charcoal Maker Movie

Director

1973
1971
Patrol in the East Movie

Assistant Director

1970
Ramparts of Clay Movie

Assistant Director

1969
The Panafrican Festival in Algiers Movie

Assistant Director

1967
The Winds of the Aures Movie

First Assistant Director

1965
L'Obstacle Movie

Writer

1965
L'Obstacle Movie

Director

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Personal Details

Known For Directing
Gender Male
Birthday January 01, 1941 (65 years old)
Died December 01, 2006
Place of Birth Guidjel, Algérie
Also Known As Med Bouamari, محمد بوعمري
Years Active 1965 - 2021
Popularity 0.1
Career Stats
17 Total Credits
4 Movie Roles
2 Photos