About
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.
Filmography
The Refusal1982 · Director, Writer
First Step1980 · Director
The Inheritance1975 · Director, Writer
The Charcoal Maker1973 · Director, Writer
Patrol in the East1971 · Assistant Director
Ramparts of Clay1970 · Assistant Director
The Pan-african Festival in Algiers1969 · Assistant Director
The Winds of the Aures1967 · First Assistant Director
L'Obstacle1965 · Writer, Director