Abdelkrim Bahloul

Acting · Directing · Writing

Born October 25, 1950, Saïda, Algeria

Abdelkrim Bahloul, born on 25 October 1950 in Saida, is a Franco-Algerian film director, screenwriter and actor. Abdelkrim Bahloul studied at the National Conservatoire of Dramatic Art in Algiers from 1968 to 1971, then at the National Conservatoire of Dramatic Art in Paris in 1976–77. In 1973, he obtained a Master’s degree in modern literature from the Sorbonne-Nouvelle-Paris-III University. He studied film at IDHEC (1972–1975). He worked as a camera operator at Antenne 2 and TF1 from 1976 to 1980, then as an assistant director at TF1 from 1980 to 1983. His films often focus on the colonisation and liberation of Algeria, as well as the experiences of Algerian immigrants in France.

Filmography

• 2019Jennia — Director, Writer
• 2017Waiting for You — Ahmed
• 2015Ta mère ! — Le père de Sofia
• 2014Lili Rose — Samir's uncle
• 2013Wolf — Father
• 2011Mariage Blues — Father
• 2011The Assault — Melki
• 2009The Trip To Algiers — Director, Writer
• 2008Harkis — Ahmed
• Sable noir
• 2004The Sun Assassinated — Director, Writer
• 2003Le porteur de cartable
• 2001Yamakasi
• 1999Night of Destiny — Director
• 1998Les soeurs Hamlet — Writer, Director
• 1992A Vampire in Paradise — Director, Writer
• 1991Cheb — Screenplay
• 1984Mint Tea — Writer, Director