Mohammed Afifi
Biography: 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 of his real career was with the National Youth Troupe, which he co-founded, and which was called “Al Mamoura” in 1967 and was affiliated with the Ministry of Youth and Sports. He directed many theatrical works and acted in some of them, such as the play Hamlet. His other theatrical work includes Othello and Le Bourgeois gentilhomme. He also participated in some cinematic works, such as Mirage. The TV movie The Case is one of his last works. Afifi held the position of professor of theater at the Municipal Institute in Casablanca between 1976 and 1980, and he received many honors, the most prominent of which was receiving a medal from His Majesty King Mohammed VI.
Place of Birth: Not available
Birthday: December 25, 1935
Deathday: September 05, 2009
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Sands of Gold
1971-01-01
Sands of Gold
Overview: 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.
Genres: Drama Action
Original Language: ar
Release Date: 1971-01-01
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The Sheltering Sky
1990-10-25
The Sheltering Sky
Overview: An American couple drift toward emptiness in postwar North Africa.
Genres: Drama Adventure
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1990-10-25
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Searching For Freedom
2005-01-15
Searching For Freedom
Overview: 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.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ar
Release Date: 2005-01-15
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She's Hypertensive and Diabetic But Refuses to Die 2
2005-01-01
She's Hypertensive and Diabetic But Refuses to Die 2
Overview: 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.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: ar
Release Date: 2005-01-01
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A Thousand Months
2003-10-01
A Thousand Months
Overview: 1981, Morocco. A village in the Atlas mountains. A city in the distance. A child. A family facing its destiny.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2003-10-01
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AL Houte AL Aamae
2001-01-01
AL Houte AL Aamae
Overview: film tells a Moroccan police story concerning drug trafficking, the story begins with a crime, the investigations led by the officer Yakdan and his assistant omar deciphered the secret of this crime, The investigations lead to a revenge of the cartels of the drug
Genres: Crime
Original Language: ar
Release Date: 2001-01-01
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In Search of My Wife's Husband
1993-01-02
In Search of My Wife's Husband
Overview: 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.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: ar
Release Date: 1993-01-02
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The Mummy
1999-04-16
The Mummy
Overview: 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.
Genres: Adventure Action Fantasy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1999-04-16
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Mirage
1979-01-02
Mirage
Overview: 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.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ar
Release Date: 1979-01-02
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Oud L'Ward
2007-12-12
Oud L'Ward
Overview: 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.
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Original Language: ar
Release Date: 2007-12-12
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