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Directed by Merzak Allouache
Written byMerzak Allouache
Starring Nabil Asli
CinematographyHocine Hadjali
Release date
  • 28 October 2011 (2011-10-28)(DTFF)
Running time
111 minutes
CountryAlgeria
LanguageArabic

Normal! is a 2011 Algerian drama film written and directed by Merzak Allouache. [1] It won the Best Film Award at the Doha Tribeca Film Festival, in 2011. [2]

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References

  1. Smith, Ian Hayden (2012). International Film Guide 2012. p. 55. ISBN   978-1908215017.
  2. "Algerian Filmmaker Merzak Allouache Struggles with Censorship After Long Career". al-akhbar.com. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 6 April 2012.