Acting
Zakia Tahiri
Born June 23, 1963 · Lille, France (age 63)
No biography available.
Known For
Marh'ba · 2011Marh'ba
2011
Movie
Mina and Saïd, a young engaged couple, return to Morocco to marry. But when his traditional immigrant parents meet her wealthy liberal family, tensions erupt. Can love bridge two worlds that seem irreconcilable?
Number One · 2008Number One
★ 7.82008
MovieComedy
Aziz, a Moroccan macho, is changed to a "super feminist" after his wife casts a spell on him.
Hamilton · 1998Hamilton
★ 5.81998
MovieActionThriller
A government agent leads his team's effort to stop Russian rebels from smuggling a stolen missile through Sweden.
Badis · 1989Badis
★ 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.
In Search of My Wife's Husband · 1993In Search of My Wife's Husband
★ 7.71993
MovieComedy
Lhadj Benmoussa, a rich jeweler, is married to several wives and appear to be a good manager of the three concubines, except when Houda, his third wife, who is young and gracious, is repudiated for the third time.
A Door to the Sky · 1989A Door to the Sky
★ 7.81989
MovieDrama
In this Sufi tale, Nadia, a young Moroccan emigre returns from Paris to Fez to visit her dying father. At his funeral, she is overcome by the voice of mystic Kirana chanting the Koran. A powerful friendship develops between the two women as they decide to turn the father's palace into a shelter for Muslim women.
Mabrouk Al Aid · 2012Mabrouk Al Aid
2012
MovieComedyDrama
As Eid al-Adha approaches, a struggling father desperately tries to find a way to buy a sacrificial sheep for his family. With the help of his friend, he turns to a series of schemes and desperate attempts to raise the money, leading the two friends into increasingly complicated and absurd situations. As the pressure mounts, their struggle exposes the realities of poverty, social expectations, friendship, and a father's determination to preserve his dignity and make Eid special for his son.
Krim · 1995Krim
★ 7.01995
MovieDrama
A prize-fighter spends 16 years in prison for killing his wife during a blind rage. Upon his release, he wanders the grim streets of an empty French housing project in search of his now teen-age daughter. His quest forms the basis of this gripping French drama. Krim is the fighter and Yasmine his estranged daughter. Krim finds his old apartment block, but it is abandoned and slated for destruction. He is terribly disappointed, for all Krim wants right now is to be happy and to have his daughter back. He sends messages back to his friend and mentor in prison telling him how wonderful it is to be out of jail. His friend, Eugene, a lifer, isn't fooled for a second and is very angry at Krim for lying to him. Meanwhile, Krim stumbles across Nora, a teen-age drug addict, who could be his long-lost daughter. Eventually, he locks her in an abandoned flat and helps her get off the junk cold-turkey. It is a terrible scene, but he succeeds and the two begin a new kind of relationship.
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