Mohamed Chouikh

Personal Info

Known For Director

Gender Male

Birthday 1943-11-03 (81 years old)

Place of Birth Mostaganem, Algéria

Mohamed Chouikh

Biography

Mohamed Chouikh (born 1943) is an Algerian filmmaker and actor. Mohamed Chouikh was born at Mostaganem, Algeria on 3 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 1982 he made his first feature-length film, Rupture, and has pursued a writer-director career since then.

Known For

Director

2005
Douar de Femmes

as Director

1998
The Desert Ark

as Director

1988
The Citadel

as Director

1982
Breakdown

as Director

1982
Sandstorm

as First Assistant Director

Writer

2005
Douar de Femmes

as Writer

1998
The Desert Ark

as Writer

1988
The Citadel

as Writer

1982
Breakdown

as Writer