Majdouline Idrissi
Also Known As: مجدولين الإدريسي
Biography: Idrissi was born in Rabat in 1977. Her parents are of Berber ancestry. Idrissi dreamed of becoming a ballerina, enrolling in ballet lessons at the age of four. At age 16, she moved to Montreal to study business management, and discovered her passion for cinema after she went with a friend to a theater competition. In 2003, she made her film debut in El Bandia, which was popular among younger audiences. She starred as Habiba in the 2006 film La Symphonie marocaine, directed by Kamal Kamal. Idrissi played Jamila in Souad Hamidou's 2009 film Camille and Jamila. She portrayed Rihanna, a sick girl at a mental asylum, in Pégase in 2010, and received her first prize for her performance. In 2016, Idrissi played Myriam, one of the leading female roles, in Divines, directed by Houda Benyamina. The film won the Caméra d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival. Idrissi has also acted in theatrical productions and has been praised for her versatility as an actress.
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Rabat, Morocco
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Birthday: March 10, 1977
Age: 48 years old
Gender: Female
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Dados
Overview: After his release from prison, Dados decides to stay a crook, only seeing things bigger this time. To do this, he recruits four women with chaotic lives and embarks on several burglaries, blackmail and fraud operations all motivated by personal reasons.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: ar
Release Date: 2023-02-08
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Le pote
Overview: The story of the film revolves around the life of a young man who despite living in poverty, is struggling to become a lawyer and then devoted his life to defending and helping the neighborhood comrades
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Original Language: ar
Release Date: 2002-01-01
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Triple A
Overview: Three love stories whose protagonists are neglected people whose destinies intersect in unexpected ways.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ar
Release Date: 2023-09-19
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I Am Not Myself
Overview: Newly married Farid finds himself thrown into hilarious chaos when his ex-wives show up to disrupt his romantic getaway...
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Original Language: ar
Release Date: 2023-12-20
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The Narrow Frame of Midnight
Overview: The intersecting destinies of three people — a Moroccan-Iraqi writer searching for his brother, the lover whom he left behind, and a young orphan on the run — create an incisive and unsettling portrait of a land riven by violence and fundamentalism.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2014-09-05
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Pegasus
Overview: Zineb is a psychiatrist assigned to Rihana, a traumatized and pregnant young woman, who was raised as a son by her dictatorial father. Rihana's story awakens repressed thoughts in Zineb's own mind.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ar
Release Date: 2010-12-20
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Divines
Overview: In a ghetto where religion and drug trafficking rub shoulders, Dounia has a lust for power and success. Supported by Maimouna, her best friend, she decides to follow in the footsteps of Rebecca, a respected dealer. But her encounter with Djigui, a young, disturbingly sensual dancer, throws her off course.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 2016-08-31
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The Blind Orchestra
Overview: In the early years of the reign of Hassan II, Houcine, a fan of the new king, is the director of a popular orchestra and the proud father of Mimou. This is a very particular troupe, male musicians who are sometimes forced to pretend that they are blind in order to play at parties reserved for women in conservative Moroccan families. But then young Minou runs into Chama, the neighbor’s new maid
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: ar
Release Date: 2016-10-26
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The Road to Paradise
Overview: The Road to Paradise follows Leila, a mother of two living illegally in France, trying to raise her kids while failing to connect with her husband who has crossed the border to England.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 2011-12-15
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EX-Shamkar
Overview: Rouiiss is a youngster among many homelesses falls in love with Malak a girl from a wealthy family. Rouiiss is convinced that it is insane and downright impossible. But destiny makes Rouiiss realize his best dream .....
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2010-01-25
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In The Land Of Wonders
Overview: the story of a young bourgeois woman who lost her husband. Through her quest for redemption, she discovers another world, where the people of the rural parts are suffering in silence.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: ar
Release Date: 2017-03-15
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The Moroccan Symphony
Overview: Hamid is a former volunteer who participated in the 1982 Lebanon War and returns from there with disappointment. He becomes homeless in the city of Casablanca. He resorts to theft and addiction to combat his homelessness and physical disability. His only dream in life is to bring his symphony into existence, so he asks the help from his homeless friends for that.
Genres: Drama Music
Original Language: ar
Release Date: 2006-02-01
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Lahnech
Overview: Farid lives with his mother in the medina. Still a bachelor, he draws a modest income by extorting vendors and small shop-owners by impersonating a policeman. Every day, he dons the uniform, a fake gun and handcuffs, puts on a show, and does the rounds – blissfully unaware that the real police force has him under surveillance, suspecting he might be a member of the criminal underground. Officer Bouchra is sent in, her mission to get close to him and gather information first-hand. Driss Mrini’s uproarious comedy had a successful run at the box office, and showcases the talent of a host of Moroccan film stars..
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: ar
Release Date: 2017-12-13
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Aida
Overview: A Paris-based Jewish music teacher is battling a malignant tumor. Convinced that her days are numbered, she decides to return to Morocco to reconnect with her roots and regain forgotten childhood memories.
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Original Language: ar
Release Date: 2015-02-22
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Pillow Secrets
Overview: A young woman, who is in charge of an orphanage, is summoned by the police to help identify a corpse. On this day, she will witness a painful confrontation with a smalll town, its past, and the many characters who seem to be following her.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ar
Release Date: 2013-01-29
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L'Batal
Overview: Ali, an amateur actor, gets caught up in a bizarre situation after he posts a compromising selfie on social media. The photo captures Sam with his mistress, Ibtissam. To protect Sam, Ali is asked to pose as her lover. Tricked into believing he is auditioning for a film, Ali agrees to take on the “role.” But Ibtissam is kidnapped by a gang, plunging Ali and his friends into a dangerous adventure.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: ar
Release Date: 2024-10-09
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Routine
Overview: Housewife Nora begins posting her life on social media, and her new role as an influencer turns her family's life upside down, especially her husband's, the brilliant lawyer Abdel Wahid. However, the journey of successes and setbacks ends with her going to prison.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: ar
Release Date: 2025-01-20
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Snowing in Marrakech
Overview: A young Moroccan man wants to take his aging father on a trip he's longed for: skiing in Switzerland. When he gets denied a travel visa, he gets creative about how to help make his dad's dream come true.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 2006-11-01
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A day and a night
Overview: In a remote village in the mountains, Yzza is still waiting for the monthly package of medicine that her husband Hossein sends to treat their daughter. Failing to have the medicine being a matter of life and death, Yzza decides to go to Casablanca to fetch it. Without a proper address and with little money in her bag, this inexperienced, religious, naïve woman does not even fathom that Casablanca is an enormous metropolis, very far from her little rural village. Yzza’s bag is stolen and in her misfortune Yzza meets a young woman, a prostitute wanted by the police. From adventure to adventure, Yzza discovers the workings of an absurd society where her sensible codes are pushed and shoved. Director Naoufel Berraoui skillfully knits the portrayal of a city swarming with cars and people with the dramatic lives of his characters. A remarkable cast directed with sensitivity in a poignant drama with documentary-like accents.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: ar
Release Date: 2013-02-06
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