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Ahmed El Maanouni is a Director and Writer Marocain born on 25 november 1944 at Casablanca (Maroc)
Ahmed El Maanouni is a screenwriter, film director, cinematographer, actor and producer born in Casablanca. His films include one of the most emblematic title of Moroccan cinema ALYAM ALYAM (1978), first Moroccan film to be selected in Cannes Film Festival and winner of the Grand Prize at the Mannheim film festival. He caught international attention when his film TRANCES (Al Hal) was honored and presented by Martin Scorsese at the 2007 Cannes Film Festival to inaugurate the World Cinema Foundation. His film BURNED HEARTS (2007) won the Grand Prize at the National Film festival and was awarded many international prizes. His documentary films consistently interrogate colonial history and its impact on Moroccan memory.
He directs study groups and educational programs in Morocco and throughout the world.
In 2007 he has been honored with the title of Officier of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres in France.
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Birth name Ahmed El Maanouni
Nationality Maroc
Birth 25 november 1944 (80 years) at Casablanca (Maroc)
Nationality Maroc
Birth 25 november 1944 (80 years) at Casablanca (Maroc)
He directs study groups and educational programs in Morocco and throughout the world.
In 2007 he has been honored with the title of Officier of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres in France.
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Filmography of Ahmed El Maanouni (2 films)
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Burned Hearts (2007)
, 1h24Directed by Ahmed El Maanouni, Ahmed El Maanouni
Origin Maroc
Genres Drama
Actors Ahmed Taïeb El Alj
Rating73%
Amin, qui vit en France, revient au Maroc pour revoir son oncle mourant : l’homme qui l’a élevé depuis la mort de sa mère et auquel il n'a jamais pardonné sa violence et sa cruauté.
Oh the Days! (1978)
, 1h20Directed by Ahmed El Maanouni, Ahmed El Maanouni
Origin Maroc
Genres Drama
Rating74%
Following his father’s death, Abdelwahad, a young man, has to take his place as head of the family. His presence is crucial to the family unit, especially as he has to provide for his seven brothers. Hlima, his mother and a woman of exemplary strength and nature, also fully plays her role. When Abdelwahad tells her that he wishes to leave to work in France, she tries to talk him out of it. He no longer can bear the life of young people in the countryside. He refuses to be a poor man without a future and applies for a work permit in France.
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Burned Hearts (2007)
, 1h24Directed by Ahmed El Maanouni, Ahmed El Maanouni
Origin Maroc
Genres Drama
Actors Ahmed Taïeb El Alj
Roles Writer
Rating73%
Amin, qui vit en France, revient au Maroc pour revoir son oncle mourant : l’homme qui l’a élevé depuis la mort de sa mère et auquel il n'a jamais pardonné sa violence et sa cruauté.