Amar Laskri [SEP] date of death
Amar Laskri
Amar Laskri (22 January 1942 – 1 May 2015) was an Algerian film director. He studied theater, radio, television and film in Belgrade.
Born in Aïn Berda, Algeria, he directed several feature films and short films and one episode of television.
Filmography.
- Feature films
- 1969 : "Le Communiqué"
- 1971 : "Patrouille à l'est"
- 1989 : "Les Portes du silence"
- 1999 : "Fleur du Lotus"
. Symbolically, the film uses the family to represent the fate of the nation: impoverished, exploited, but struggling to be free. The film won an award at the 1967 Cannes Film Festival for Best First Work.
Outside of Algeria, one of the most famous films of this era is The Battle of Algiers (1966), an Algerian-Italian film that obtained three Oscar nominations.
Other examples of Algerian cinema from this era include "Patrol in the East" (1972) by "Amar Laskri"