Jillali Ferhati

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Jillali Ferhati

Born December 31, 1948 · khemisset, Morocco (age 77)

Jilali Ferhati is a Moroccan filmmaker, was born in 1948, in Aït Ouahi near Khémisset but grew up in Tangier. He studied sociology and literature in Paris and then launched his career in theater, working as an actor and director at the Theatre International in Paris. In 1982, he founded "Heracles Production", a production company. His debut in cinema was in 1978 with the feature film Brèche dans …

Known For

Jeu FatalJeu Fatal · 1994
Jeu Fatal
1994
MovieComedyDrama
Ahmed is looking to fund his first film - but in his country producers are a rare commodity. Rita, his companion, suggests a trick to him to achieve his goal.
Five Films for a Hundred YearsFive Films for a Hundred Years · 1995
Five Films for a Hundred Years
1995
Movie
A collective film made to celebrate the centenary of cinema.
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.
The Beach of Lost ChildrenThe Beach of Lost Children · 1991
The Beach of Lost Children
★ 10.01991
Movie
Since Mina is sufficiently mentally impaired that her judgement is not all that it might be, in this Moroccan drama her actions are not questioned. She doesn't know what's happening when a taxi driver has sex with her, and she's equally clueless about how she accidentally killed him. However, she does recognize that having a dead body around is a liability, and she buries the taxi driver under a pile of sea salt. When it turns out that she's pregnant, her aged fisherman father and loving stepmother put her in hiding and the stepmother pretends to be the pregnant one, so that when the child is born she can claim it as her own.
Al Massira: The Green MarchAl Massira: The Green March · 2016
Al Massira: The Green March
2016
MovieHistoryWar
The Green March is a film where the destinies of a handful of men and women intertwine, all united by the common goal of peacefully fighting for the freedom of a colonized territory, driven by the same dream: to contribute to the construction of modern Morocco. It is also the story of Zhor, who risked her life 40 years ago to bring her child into the world on the land of occupied Moroccan Sahara.
El sueño de TángerEl sueño de Tánger · 1991
El sueño de Tánger
★ 4.21991
MovieRomanceDrama
Three friends get involved with arms traffickers in Tangiers.
BadisBadis · 1989
Badis
★ 8.01989
MovieDrama
Story of two women in a small fishing village, a Spanish enclave on Moroccan territory. Touria is married to the school teacher, who suspects her of infidelity and confines her to the house. Touria befriends Moira and together they learn how to dance the flamenco.
The Big TripThe Big Trip · 1981
The Big Trip
★ 5.51981
MovieDrama
A young man drives a truck loaded with dates from southern Morocco into Tangiers.

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