Faouzi Bensaïdi

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Faouzi Bensaïdi

Born March 14, 1967 · Meknès, Morocco (age 59)

Faouzi Bensaïdi, born 14 March 1967, is a Moroccan film director, actor, screenwriter and artist. His film A THOUSAND MONTHS (2003) was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2003 Cannes Film Festival. In 2007 and 2009 he has taken part in the Arts in Marrakech Festival showing and discussing his films and installations. In 2011, his film DEATH FOR SALE premiered at the Toronto Internati…

Known For

Saint LaurentSaint Laurent · 2014
Saint Laurent
★ 6.12014
MovieDrama
1967-1976. As one of history's greatest fashion designers entered a decade of freedom, neither came out of it in one piece.
DheepanDheepan · 2015
Dheepan
★ 6.82015
MovieCrimeDrama
Three war-torn strangers posing as a family flee Sri Lanka’s civil war to start over in a troubled Paris suburb, but their past traumas resurface as they struggle to survive in their new environment.
It Must Be HeavenIt Must Be Heaven · 2019
It Must Be Heaven
★ 6.52019
MovieComedyDrama
Filmmaker Elia Suleiman travels to different cities and finds unexpected parallels to his homeland of Palestine.
DesertsDeserts · 2023
Deserts
★ 6.62023
MovieDrama
Longtime friends, Mehdi and Hamid, work for a collection agency. They crisscross the villages of southern Morocco in their old car and share double rooms in shabby hotels. They are exactly the same size, and wear the same suits and ties, as well as the same shoes. Paid nearly nothing, they try to play hard to make good figures. One day, in a gas station planted in the middle of the desert, a motorcycle parks in front of them. A man is handcuffed to the luggage rack, threatening. It’s the Evader. Their meeting marks the beginning of an unforeseen and mystical journey.
Short PlaysShort Plays · 2014
Short Plays
★ 5.12014
MovieDocumentaryDrama
Football seen through the eyes of some of the best directors of the world.
BraidsBraids · 2000
Braids
★ 8.02000
MovieDrama
Amin is a teenage boy who lives with his two sisters, Kenza and Saida, in Tangier. Tragedy strikes when Saida is raped by the son of the man Kenza works for as a maid. The father threatens the girl not to press any charges against his son since he is running for elections.
Lola PaterLola Pater · 2017
Lola Pater
★ 6.02017
MovieDrama
When his mother dies, Zino decides to look for his father, Farid. But twenty-five years ago, Farid became Lola.
MektoubMektoub · 1997
Mektoub
★ 6.41997
MovieDrama
A young woman attending a conference in Tangier with her husband is kidnapped and raped, but rebuilds her relationship with her husband on a trip to the south of Morocco.

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