Acting

Mohammed Afifi

Born December 25, 1935 · El-Jadida, Morocco

Died September 5, 2009 · aged 73

Mohammed Saïd Afifi (1933-2009) was a Moroccan actor. He contributed to the introduction of theatrical acting to television and gave the blind the rare opportunity to participate in theatrical works. Afifi was involved with some local theater troupes, most of which were a means for the cultural and artistic struggle against French colonialism since the second half of the fifties. But the beginning…

Known For

The Mummy

The Mummy · 1999

MovieAdventureAction

Dashing legionnaire Rick O'Connell stumbles upon the hidden ruins of Hamunaptra while in the midst of a battle to claim the area in 1920s Egypt. It has been over three thousand years since former High Priest Imhotep suffered a fate worse than death as a punishment for a forbidden love—along with a curse that guarantees eternal doom upon the world if he is ever awoken.

In Search of My Wife's Husband

In Search of My Wife's Husband · 1993

In Search of My Wife's Husband

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.

The Sheltering Sky

The Sheltering Sky · 1990

The Sheltering Sky

MovieDramaAdventure

An American couple drift toward emptiness in postwar North Africa.

Mirage

Ahmed Bouanani’s first feature film played a pivotal role in bringing experimentalism to Moroccan cinema. It’s a fable-like story of a poor young farmer who finds treasure in a flour bag. This takes him on a journey where nothing is as it seems. The film’s narrative structure frequently makes reference to mythology and literature, utilizing Morocco’s rich history and oral traditions.

She's Hypertensive and Diabetic But Refuses to Die 2

She's Hypertensive and Diabetic But Refuses to Die 2 · 2005

She's Hypertensive and Diabetic But Refuses to Die 2

Fakhita discovered that her husband's daughter has a child from his mistress. He gets angry at him and forces him to divorce her only child, but the latter strongly rejects her attachment to her and her weakness. Which makes the need to pour out her anger by preventing him from using the work car, preventing the servants from carrying out any of his orders, and determining his powers in the company, which will make him plan to marry his mother in order to return to his previous position.

Oud L'Ward

Oud L'Ward · 2007

Oud Al Ward is kidnapped by a gang of slave traders and is sold to a rich man, who teaches her music until she outperforms him at a party, so he decides to marry her, while she is unaware of the plots she's going to incur at the hands of his wives.

A Thousand Months

A Thousand Months · 2003

A Thousand Months

1981, Morocco. A village in the Atlas mountains. A city in the distance. A child. A family facing its destiny.

Searching For Freedom

Searching For Freedom · 2005

Searching For Freedom

The film revolves around three Arab girls who travel to France, in search of the freedom they lost in the Arab countries from which they came, each in their own way.

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The Mummy

The Mummy · 1999

MovieAdventureAction

Dashing legionnaire Rick O'Connell stumbles upon the hidden ruins of Hamunaptra while in the midst of a battle to claim the area in 1920s Egypt. It has been over three thousand years since former High Priest Imhotep suffered a fate worse than death as a punishment for a forbidden love—along with a curse that guarantees eternal doom upon the world if he is ever awoken.

Hangman

In Search of My Wife's Husband

In Search of My Wife's Husband · 1993

In Search of My Wife's Husband

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.

Père de houda

The Sheltering Sky

The Sheltering Sky · 1990

The Sheltering Sky

MovieDramaAdventure

An American couple drift toward emptiness in postwar North Africa.

Mohammed

Mirage

Ahmed Bouanani’s first feature film played a pivotal role in bringing experimentalism to Moroccan cinema. It’s a fable-like story of a poor young farmer who finds treasure in a flour bag. This takes him on a journey where nothing is as it seems. The film’s narrative structure frequently makes reference to mythology and literature, utilizing Morocco’s rich history and oral traditions.

Ali Ben Ali

She's Hypertensive and Diabetic But Refuses to Die 2

She's Hypertensive and Diabetic But Refuses to Die 2 · 2005

She's Hypertensive and Diabetic But Refuses to Die 2

Fakhita discovered that her husband's daughter has a child from his mistress. He gets angry at him and forces him to divorce her only child, but the latter strongly rejects her attachment to her and her weakness. Which makes the need to pour out her anger by preventing him from using the work car, preventing the servants from carrying out any of his orders, and determining his powers in the company, which will make him plan to marry his mother in order to return to his previous position.

Oud L'Ward

Oud L'Ward · 2007

Oud Al Ward is kidnapped by a gang of slave traders and is sold to a rich man, who teaches her music until she outperforms him at a party, so he decides to marry her, while she is unaware of the plots she's going to incur at the hands of his wives.

A Thousand Months

A Thousand Months · 2003

A Thousand Months

1981, Morocco. A village in the Atlas mountains. A city in the distance. A child. A family facing its destiny.

Houcine

Searching For Freedom

Searching For Freedom · 2005

Searching For Freedom

The film revolves around three Arab girls who travel to France, in search of the freedom they lost in the Arab countries from which they came, each in their own way.

Sands of Gold

Sands of Gold · 1971

MovieDramaAction

Tarek loves his cousin Zubaida and travels to Spain to work in bullfighting under a pseudonym. Zubaida comes to Spain in search of her lover, but despite his pleas for her to return to Morocco, she continues to follow him.

The Other Half

The Other Half · 1967

MovieDramaFamily

After the death of his wife, the head of a family lives in emptiness and boredom after his children became busy with their lives. He meets a lady whose circumstances are similar to his and the two decide to get married without telling their children, which creates a lot of problems.

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