Nabyl Lahlou

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Nabyl Lahlou

Nabyl Lahlou (born 1945 in Fes, Morocco) is a Moroccan theater director, author and actor, known for being an innovative theater and film director, and is considered one of the most influential Moroccan theater directors of the 1980s.

Known For

L'appelL'appel · 2018
L'appel
2018
Movie
A young woman in her thirties arrives in a sort of military prison with the aim of freeing her parents. She is accompanied by a glass blower, who, by imposing repetitive and tiring work on her, seeks to make her understand the impossibility of her quest.
KomanyKomany · 1989
Komany
1989
Movie
In a country called Lashistan, a dictator rules. A sect wants to overthrow him to seize power and establish a theocracy. Mozad, QBZ chief, proposes to the leaders of the sect to film the president in scenes where he kills, tortures and executes; and in others, where he is engaged in total debauchery. To do so, Mozad introduces the plotters to Komany, and alcoholic actor and a look-alike of the president.
al-Kanfoudial-Kanfoudi · 1978
al-Kanfoudi
1978
Movie
Hamid Kanfoudi, an orchestra conductor, wins the lottery. Contrary to his beliefs and expectations, he sees no improvement in his life.
The Soul that BraysThe Soul that Brays · 1984
The Soul that Brays
1984
Movie
Through the tragic fate of a former resistance fighter, a donkey narrates the story of the citizens who participated in the struggle against the authorities of the French protectorate during the exile of King Mohammed V, and of the traitors who collaborated with the colonizers to become rich.
The Night of the CrimeThe Night of the Crime · 1992
The Night of the Crime
1992
Movie
Salim, a reporter, is having trouble with his wife Nadia. They have lost their passion for each other, and Nadia falls in love with Miloud, Salim's driver. Miloud then murders his boss.
The Years of ExileThe Years of Exile · 2002
The Years of Exile
2002
Movie
this film shows the resistance of Berber villagers in the High Atlas against the representatives of the Moroccan administration in the 1960s.
Brahim Who?Brahim Who? · 1982
Brahim Who?
1982
MovieComedyDrama
The film tells the story of story of a Brahim Boumalfi, a retiree who, after working for fifty years at the same company, has not received a pension in over two years
Look at the King in the MoonLook at the King in the Moon · 2011
Look at the King in the Moon
2011
Movie
Tortured by policemen seeking to extract confessions from him about his shady association with a certain William Shakespeare, Fettah Aberkane falls into a coma. In his agony, he imagines the film he has always dreamed of making.

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