Rachid Benallal (in Arabic: ñôÃÂï èàùÃÂçÃÂ) (sometimes spelled Rachid Benallel) is a film director, screenwriter, editor, and actor. Born in in Algiers, he has been active since the late 1960s and notably directed the feature films Yaouled (1993) and Si Mohand u M'Hand, le Rebelle (2008).
Rachid Benallal worked as an editor on Algerian productions in the 1970s and 1980s, as a director of short and feature films, and as a creator of fiction and documentary films. He directed Yaouled (1993) and co-directed (with Lyazid Khodja) Si Mohand u M'Hand, the Rebel (2008).
He also worked as an editor on many productions and participated in Maghreb co-productions.
Benallal's films often explore social stories and marginalized characters (for example, Yaouled, which follows a street adolescent). His co-direction on Si Mohand u M'Hand reflects his interest in portraying Algerian cultural figures (in this case the poet Si Mohand U M'hand).