Planet Malek backdrop

Planet Malek

Ahmed Malek’s name might have been forgotten by his fellow Algerians but his timeless tunes certainly haven’t. Called the Ennio Morricone of Algiers, he composed music for more than 200 movies, amongst which the most famous films of the Algerian New Wave in the 70s and the 80s can be found. Paloma Colombe, a DJ, digger and documentary director, went to Algiers to meet his daughter, friends and former coworkers. Images of the city by night offer a perfect background to Ahmed Malek’s music. Globetrotter, pioneer of electronic music and of the concept of the home studio, he created a unique sound that truly goes beyond genres and countries.

Release Date: January 18, 2019

Status: Released

Genres:

Documentary

Music

Cast

Ahmed Malek

Ahmed Malek

Self (archive footage)

Henia Malek

(Self- Daughter)

Hadjab Abdenour

Self (Ahmed Malek Friend)

Mohamed Guechoud

(Self - Compositeur)

Mourad Guechoud

(Self - Compositeur)

Aida Guechoud

Aida Guechoud

Self (Actress)

Merzak Allouache

Merzak Allouache

Self -Director