Acting
Nadia Kounda
Born October 24, 1989 · Casablanca, Marocco (age 36)
She began acting in Morocco in 2008. In 2010 she got the lead role in the indie film "The Rif lover" which won her recognition in the film industry. In 2011, she moved to Montreal, Canada, where she graduated in film studies.
Known For
Marry Me, Dude · 2017Marry Me, Dude
★ 6.22017
MovieComedy
Yassine asks his best friend Fred to marry him in order to avoid deportation...
Behind the Palm Trees · 2026Behind the Palm Trees
★ 5.82026
MovieDramaRomance
Mehdi leads an exemplary life with his family and Selma, his new girlfriend in Marrakech. For the young couple, things are going smoothly until Mehdi meets Marie, a young French woman caught up in the social life of the expatriate community.
Paris or Perish · 2013Paris or Perish
★ 5.92013
MovieComedy
Maya is living the ultimate fashionistas dream: she is working as a stylist for one of the French trend setters, in the capital of haute-couture: Paris. One of the IT girls of fashion, shes following her dreams until one night, when her life takes a sudden turn: shes being deported back to Morocco, after being stopped for over speeding, because her Visa expired some time ago. So in no more than 24 hours, shes deported back to her family and original country. The strong cultural shock and the judgmental differences are pushing the woman to obtain back her place in the city of dreams and her dreams, no matter the costs. But that doesn't mean she will have to return alone, as she finds other things also among her way back to the city.
L'héritier des secrets · 2025L'héritier des secrets
★ 1.52025
MovieDrama
Farid was three years old when his beloved father disappeared. The elders whispered that he had fled Morocco for another woman, never to return. Farid grew up in the shadow of this repressed absence, got married, and embarked on a promising career. Then, a letter from Montreal arrived. The truth came crashing down, cruelly, after decades of lies: it was at the request of Farid's mother that his father had left them, and it wasn't for another woman, but because he himself aspired to be one... So Farid set out to turn back time and meet the long-awaited mother he never met.
Rabat · 2011Rabat
★ 6.62011
MovieDrama
Three friends drive from Holland to Morocco to deliver a taxi to a family friend, but the trip turns out more complicated than expected.
Volubilis · 2017Volubilis
★ 6.12017
MovieDrama
Volubilis is a tale of love in a world of despair, of beauty among the ruins. In the Moroccan city of Meknès, recently married Abdelkader and Malika struggle to make ends meet. They dream of leaving the family house and finally starting a life of their own together. But one day at work, Abdelkader gets mixed up in a violent incident that will turn their lives upside down.
Certifiée Halal · 2015Certifiée Halal
★ 3.22015
MovieComedy
In the Maghreb, Hajj Achour's plans for his daughter Sultana's marriage unravel when a defective dowry takes center stage. Meanwhile, in France, activism meets family tradition as Kenza confronts gender norms, leading to a chaotic wedding where secrets collide.
The Stand-In · 2017The Stand-In
★ 4.42017
MovieComedy
A small film crew is wandering about Marrakesh and the surrounding desert. They are looking for locations for the remake of an American film in which a man swims his way home, passing through the houses and pools that he finds along the route. Corrado is the stand in used to test the shots, locations and the swimming pools in which the lead will be filmed. While we watch his attempts to get into the part, the real actors and a real crew burst onto the scene, on a set in which no one is in the right place. A film with a crisis of identity, in a surreal search for itself.
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