Nabil Ayouch

Halim has been married to Mina for a long time, with whom he runs a traditional caftan store in the medina (old town) of Salé, Morocco. The couple has always lived with Halim's secret – his homosexuality – about which he has learned to keep quiet. However, Mina's illness and the arrival of a young apprentice upsets this balance. United in their love, each will help the other face his fears.

Halim has been married to Mina for a long time, with whom he runs a traditional caftan store in the medina (old town) of Salé, Morocco. The couple has always lived with Halim's secret – his homosexuality – about which he has learned to keep quiet. However, Mina's illness and the arrival of a young apprentice upsets this balance. United in their love, each will help the other face his fears.

A realistic drama set in the cultural center in Casablanca’s Sidi Moumen neighborhood, a poor suburb that became infamous in 2003 due to a terrorist attack perpetrated by locals.

A realistic drama set in the cultural center in Casablanca’s Sidi Moumen neighborhood, a poor suburb that became infamous in 2003 due to a terrorist attack perpetrated by locals.

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.

Em Casablanca, entre o passado e o presente, cinco destinos estão inconscientemente interligados. Diferentes rostos, diferentes trajetórias, diferentes lutas, mas a mesma busca pela liberdade. E o som de uma revolta que cresce.

Em Casablanca, entre o passado e o presente, cinco destinos estão inconscientemente interligados. Diferentes rostos, diferentes trajetórias, diferentes lutas, mas a mesma busca pela liberdade. E o som de uma revolta que cresce.

ZWAJ EL WAQT explores the themes of love and marriage in Morocco. Told through the testimonies of diverse couples, it tackles the issues of relationships, social media, control and sexuality in a conservative society that still struggles to discuss freely about those topics.

Hibat nasceu numa pequena aldeia no sul do Irã e dividiu a vida com uma grande família. E nos conta sobre o destino incomum de seus pais, eternos otimistas, em uma comédia com músicas que parece um conto universal que evoca o amor da família. Com o passar do tempo, seus irmãos seguem adiante com suas vidas e ele se interessa em se tornar ativista de movimentos de oposição ao duro governo, do Xá e do Aiatolá. Apesar de ir parar na cadeia e sofrer outras represálias, ele consegue imigrar para a França com a mulher e o filho Kheiron e passa a levar uma nova vida, orientada para prover educação e dignidade ao seu filho. Apesar da política, revolução, prisão, espancamentos, assassinatos e suicídios, isso é uma comédia.

No Marrocos, em meio a melancolia e a solidão, quatro prostitutas, Noha (Loubna Abidar), Randa (Asmaa Lazrak), Soukaina (Halima Karaouane) e Hlima (Sara Elmhamdi Elalaoui), se juntam para formar uma família improvisada. Vistas como objetos, elas se unem e partilham os problemas cotidianos, sustentam as respectivas famílias envergonhadas e se protegem.

No Marrocos, em meio a melancolia e a solidão, quatro prostitutas, Noha (Loubna Abidar), Randa (Asmaa Lazrak), Soukaina (Halima Karaouane) e Hlima (Sara Elmhamdi Elalaoui), se juntam para formar uma família improvisada. Vistas como objetos, elas se unem e partilham os problemas cotidianos, sustentam as respectivas famílias envergonhadas e se protegem.

Members of a television crew stumble across the story of an old man whose tragic tale dates back to 1981 during upheavals in Morocco, where he was arrested. Released 30 years later in 2011, he is now trying to come to terms with a new reality. The TV crew decides to report his journey as he sets off on a quest to find his family and his place in this new world.

Yachine, 10 anos, vive com a família no bairro da lata de Sidi Moumen em Casablanca. A mãe, Yemma, comanda a família como pode. Há um pai depressivo, um irmão no exército, um outro quase autista e um terceiro, Hamid, 13 anos, pequeno malfeitor do bairro e protetor de Yachine. Quando Hamid é preso, Yachine faz então pequenos trabalhos para sair deste marasmo onde reinam a violência, a miséria e as drogas. Após sair da prisão, Hamid sofre uma granda mudança, tornando-se um islamita radical durante o seu encarceramento, e persuade Yachine e os amigos a juntarem-se aos seus "irmãos". O Imamo Abou Zoubeir, chefe espiritual, começa então com eles uma longa preparação física e mental. Um dia, anuncia-lhes que foram escolhidos para serem mártires. Este filme é livremente inspirados dos atentados terroristas de 16 de Maio de 2003 em Casablanca.

Yachine, 10 anos, vive com a família no bairro da lata de Sidi Moumen em Casablanca. A mãe, Yemma, comanda a família como pode. Há um pai depressivo, um irmão no exército, um outro quase autista e um terceiro, Hamid, 13 anos, pequeno malfeitor do bairro e protetor de Yachine. Quando Hamid é preso, Yachine faz então pequenos trabalhos para sair deste marasmo onde reinam a violência, a miséria e as drogas. Após sair da prisão, Hamid sofre uma granda mudança, tornando-se um islamita radical durante o seu encarceramento, e persuade Yachine e os amigos a juntarem-se aos seus "irmãos". O Imamo Abou Zoubeir, chefe espiritual, começa então com eles uma longa preparação física e mental. Um dia, anuncia-lhes que foram escolhidos para serem mártires. Este filme é livremente inspirados dos atentados terroristas de 16 de Maio de 2003 em Casablanca.

Film from Nabil Ayouch

Film from Nabil Ayouch

A Brooklyn postal worker follows her Egyptian boyfriend to Cairo where she takes belly-dancing lessons from a legendary but disgraced Egyptian dancer.

A musician whose career never took off decides one day to start a real career as an artist.

Kamel Raoui, a young police inspector in Tanger, investigates the murder of drug-dealer Hakim Tahiri. The victim's mistress Touria, just living for her fatally-ill younger brother Pipo, is considered the main suspect, so Kamel learns more and more about their hard life circumstances. During the observation, the sexually-confused Kamel falls in love with the young woman, but realizes the imminence for Touria and Pipo too late.

Ali, Kwita, Omar and Boubker are street kids. The daily dose of glue sniffing represents their only escape from reality. Since they left Dib and his gang, they have been living on the portside of Casablanca. They live in constant fear of Dib's revenge. Ali wants to become a sailor - when he was living with his mother, a prostitute, he used to listen to a fairy tale about the sailor who discovered the miracle island with two suns. Instead of finding his island in the dream, Ali and his friends are confronted with Dib's gang. Matters are getting serious.

Ali, Kwita, Omar and Boubker are street kids. The daily dose of glue sniffing represents their only escape from reality. Since they left Dib and his gang, they have been living on the portside of Casablanca. They live in constant fear of Dib's revenge. Ali wants to become a sailor - when he was living with his mother, a prostitute, he used to listen to a fairy tale about the sailor who discovered the miracle island with two suns. Instead of finding his island in the dream, Ali and his friends are confronted with Dib's gang. Matters are getting serious.

Ali, Kwita, Omar and Boubker are street kids. The daily dose of glue sniffing represents their only escape from reality. Since they left Dib and his gang, they have been living on the portside of Casablanca. They live in constant fear of Dib's revenge. Ali wants to become a sailor - when he was living with his mother, a prostitute, he used to listen to a fairy tale about the sailor who discovered the miracle island with two suns. Instead of finding his island in the dream, Ali and his friends are confronted with Dib's gang. Matters are getting serious.

A young woman attending a conference in Tangier with her husband is kidnapped and raped, but rebuilds her relationship with her husband on a trip to the south of Morocco.

A young woman attending a conference in Tangier with her husband is kidnapped and raped, but rebuilds her relationship with her husband on a trip to the south of Morocco.

In 1992, Nabil Ayouch directed Les Pierres bleues du désert, a first short film with Jamel Debbouze which tells the history of a convinced young man that there are large blue stones in the desert.