Benamar Bakhti

he is an Algerian director born in Tlemcen, west of Algeria. He studied cinema at the High Institute of Cinematic Studies in Paris "DHEC", then worked as an assistant in France Television, and worked for two great french directors Claude Lelouch and Jean-Paul Sassy. On his return to Algeria, he worked for Algerian radio and television as a director, and he directed some of the television movies. He was famous for his cult movies: Buamama (1985) a historical film about the resistance against the French colonizer, and especially Le Clandestin (1989) a cult comedy in Algeria. He died at the age of 74 years old.