Portrait of Malek Bensmaïl

Directing

Malek Bensmaïl

Career

Active from 1996 to 2026, busiest in 2001 and 2010 with 2 main titles each.

Average score
GoodWatch score71/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Arab
The Arab
GoodWatch score71/100

Main genres

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Recurring tags

  • Algerian History 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

14
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
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2020s

2 titles · average score 71
The Arab
The Arab (2026)
GoodWatch score 71

Associate Producer, Director

Toute l'Algérie du monde
Toute l'Algérie du monde (2021)

Writer, Director

2010s

5 titles
The Battle of Algiers, a Film Within History
The Battle of Algiers, a Film Within History (2017)

Director

Checks & Balances
Checks & Balances (2016)

Director

Ulysse, le brûleur de frontières et la mer blanche du milieu
Ulysse, le brûleur de frontières et la mer blanche du milieu (2013)

Director

China Is Still Far
China Is Still Far (2010)

Director, Writer

Guerres secrètes du FLN en France
Guerres secrètes du FLN en France (2010)

Script, Director

2000s

5 titles
The Big Game
The Big Game (2005)

Director, Cinematography

Aliénations
Aliénations (2004)

Director of Photography, Director

Algeria's Bloody Years
Algeria's Bloody Years (2002)

Writer, Director

Holidays Despite All
Holidays Despite All (2001)

Director, Writer

Dêmokratia
Dêmokratia (2001)

Writer, Director

1990s

2 titles
DéciBled
DéciBled (1998)

Director

Territoire(s)
Territoire(s) (1996)

Director