Boualem Benani
Actor · b. 1946 · Hussein Dey, Algiers
Boualem Benani is an Algerian actor born in Hussein-Dey, Algiers, in 1946. He discovered theatre in a holiday center that was animated by professionals like Kaki, Alloua, Hassan El-Hassani and Mohamed Boudia. Awestruck, he decided to make it his vocation. He perfected his formation by enrolling in the Dramatic Art School of Bordj el Kiffan, which had just opened. After his national service, he was recruited by the Algerian National Theatre (TNA) and became a professional comedian. He was revealed by the film Omar Gatlato (1976) where he has the main role. He also starred in Le Vent du sud (1975) and Les Enfants du vent (1980).
Movies4
MovieComedyRachid, a retired colonel and former freedom fighter, mysteriously disappears carrying a rifle from his past, while Djamel, a young man from a working-class neighborhood, sets off on an unexpected night adventure. On a remote rural road, their paths cross in a strange encounter that unfolds into a series of absurd and comedic situations, where memory collides with reality in a journey full of surprises.
Poupiya
2026
Movie6.2DramaIn the civil war that tore apart Algeria in the 1990s, police chief Brahim Llob hunts down Islamist extremists on a daily basis. Having become the favorite target for them, it is with fear that he goes every morning to his office at the Central Commissariat of Algiers. Annoyed by the power in place, preparing to publish a whistle-blower book, Morituri, Llob is obliged to take early retirement.
Morituri
2007 · 2 votes
Movie6.5DramaComedyOmar, a young man, lives a simple life with his family and suffers from loneliness. His life changes when he tries to bond with a girl he barely knows.
Movie10.0DramaAfter a conviction for theft, Merwan was expelled from France, where he had lived since the age of one, to Algeria, his country of birth. In a foreign country of which he knows neither the language nor the customs, he finds himself stripped of his belongings and on the street.
Cheb
1991 · 2 votes