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Algerian Director Merzak Allouache Talks About Latest Pic 'Front Row'

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Algerian auteur Merzak Allouache scores Variety Vanguard award for his latest social comedy 'Front Row', exploring a feud between matriarchs over beach real estate.
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  • Allouache, Algeria's most acclaimed director, has a storied 60-year career spanning social dramas, thrillers and political satires.
  • In 'Front Row', Allouache pokes fun at the cutthroat competition among beach-going matriarchs, a microcosm of the power struggles in Algerian society.
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