Mostafa Derkaoui

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Mostafa Derkaoui

Mostafa Derkaoui is a Moroccan Filmmaker born in Oujda in 1944. He obtained a bachelor's degree in philosophy in 1962, and continued his studies at the Conservatory of Dramatic Art in Casablanca before joining, in 1965, the National School of Cinema and Theater of LODZ in Poland , where he is a laureate in achievement. In 1973, he joined the Moroccan Cinematographic Center from where he resigned…

Known For

KhafayaKhafaya · 1995
Khafaya
1995
Movie
The film portrays the confrontation between two female models and gives voice to women by thrusting them, without mercy, onto the most heavily mined battlefield of all… social consciousness. Will it manage to find a way out?
The Gulf War... What Next?The Gulf War... What Next? · 1993
The Gulf War... What Next?
★ 9.01993
MovieDramaDocumentary
The second Gulf War from 1990 to 1991 represents in the collective Arab memory a turning point in regards to the Arab nationalism’s self-perception as well as a moment of deep historical and existential insecurity. Five Arab directors discuss the events from their personal perspective.
About Some Meaningless EventsAbout Some Meaningless Events · 1974
About Some Meaningless Events
★ 6.11974
MovieDocumentaryCrime
In Casablanca, a group of filmmakers conduct discussions with people about their expectations of, and aspirations for, the emerging Moroccan national cinema. When a disgruntled worker kills his superior accidentally, their inquest shifts focus, and they begin to probe the motives of the killing.
Provisional TitleProvisional Title · 1984
Provisional Title
1984
Movie
A film that describes how someone who is haunted by the idea of death learns to suffer.
AdopcjaAdopcja · 1968
Adopcja
1968
MovieDocumentary
Cinders of the VineyardCinders of the Vineyard · 1977
Cinders of the Vineyard
1977
Movie
Directed by Abdelkrim Derkaoui et al.
The Beautiful Days of SheherazadeThe Beautiful Days of Sheherazade · 1982
The Beautiful Days of Sheherazade
1982
MovieDrama
A team of filmmakers is having difficulty choosing a subject to shoot. After lengthy discussion, they finally decide on the story of Aïcha, a beautiful cabaret singer.
Les Amours de Haj Mokhtar SoldiLes Amours de Haj Mokhtar Soldi · 2001
Les Amours de Haj Mokhtar Soldi
2001
Movie
The film revolves around a comic character in which he sarcastically discusses many of the issues in Moroccan society, with El Hadji El Souledi, a candidate for elections in Casablanca, whose character is a symbol of illegal wealth and moral corruption. His life is divided among bars, nightclubs and prostitution. While the police officer Adel and beautiful names that are associated with the life of the child and trying to get rid of it and corruption so that they succeed in the latter in it.

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