Maryam Touzani

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Maryam Touzani

Born July 18, 1980 · Tanger, Maroc (age 46)

Maryam Touzani (Arabic: مريم التوزاني; born 18 July 1980; Tangier) is a Moroccan filmmaker and actress. She is best known as the director of critically acclaimed film Adam. Touzani was born in 1980 in Tangier. In 2003, she obtained Master's degree in Media Communication and Journalism in London. Then she began her career as a journalist with a focus on cinema. She is married to a fellow Franco-M…

Known For

The Blue CaftanThe Blue Caftan · 2023
The Blue Caftan
7.22023
MovieDramaRomance
A middle-aged tailor and his wife find their relationship challenged by the arrival of a handsome new apprentice.
Calle MalagaCalle Malaga · 2025
Calle Malaga
7.52025
MovieDrama
An aging Spanish woman in Tangier resists her daughter's plan to sell her home. She fights to keep her home, reclaims belongings and rediscovers love and desire.
RazziaRazzia · 2017
Razzia
6.82017
MovieDrama
Morocco, from the past to the present. Five people who are connected to each other – Abdallah, Salima, Joe, Hakim, and Inès – without realizing it. Different faces, different struggles, but one same breath. One city, Casablanca as a fragment of reality, as the myth of a film entirely shot in Hollywood studios, which reality has come back to claim.
AdamAdam · 2019
Adam
7.02019
MovieDrama
Abla runs a modest local bakery from her home in Casablanca where she lives alone with her 8-year-old daughter Warda. Their routine of housework and homework is interrupted one day by a knock on the door. It is Samia, a young woman looking for a job and a roof over her head. The little girl is immediately taken with the newcomer, but her mother initially refuses to allow a pregnant stranger into their home. Gradually, however, Abla's resolve softens and Samia's arrival begins to offer all of them the prospect of a new life.
Everybody Loves ToudaEverybody Loves Touda · 2024
Everybody Loves Touda
6.02024
MovieDramaMusic
Touda is a Sheikha, a traditional Moroccan singer. Performing in the bars of her provincial town under the gaze of men, she plans to leave for the lights of Casablanca in search of recognition and to ensure a better future for her deaf-mute son.
Casablanca BeatsCasablanca Beats · 2021
Casablanca Beats
4.52021
MovieDramaMusic
When a rapper-turned-teacher brings hip-hop to a community center in an impoverished area of Casablanca, his tough methods spark an explosion of talent.
Aya Goes to the BeachAya Goes to the Beach · 2015
Aya Goes to the Beach
7.52015
MovieDrama
The only entertainment for 10-year-old Aya, a domestic helper, is some TV and her fantasies about the sea. With her handicapped neighbor, she seeks a way to make her dream come true.
The Last NightThe Last Night · 2012
The Last Night
7.52012
MovieDrama
Sara, a sensitive and mischievous eight year old, with let neither death nor tradition come between her and her grandfather.

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