Abdallah al-Zarrouq

Abdallah al-Zarrouq was born in Tripoli in 1952. He began in the theatre as a prompter, joined the troupe of the Libyan Theatre, then in 1968 founded the country's first film club. He moved into directing at nineteen within the state film company, and later obtained a diploma from the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama in London. He worked at the General Film Authority, whose national centre he directed, and for four decades pursued a career divided between the big screen, the stage and television series.

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• Cinemaعندما يقسو القدرAbdallah al-Zarrouq · 1973Cinema