Directing
Laïla Marrakchi
Born
1975-12-10 (50)
Place of birth
Casablanca, Morocco
Known for
Directing
Credits
10 titles
Laïla Marrakchi (born December 10, 1975 in Casablanca, Morocco) is a Moroccan film director and screenwriter. In 2005, she wrote and directed her first feature film, Marock, which was presented in the Un Certain Regard section at the Cannes Film Festival. In 2013, she made her second film, Rock the Casbah. She directed 5 episodes of Canal Plus' The Bureau (2015) and 3 episodes of Netflix's Marseille (2016). In 2017, she wrote and directed Zwaj El Waqt, a documentary addressing the taboos surrounding love in Morocco, which was broadcast on the TV program Des Histoires et des Hommes on 2M. In 2020, she directed 2 episodes of Netflix original limited series The Eddy.
Known for
6.3The whole family is reunited when Sofia comes back for his father's funeral. Quickly, inner problems are revealed.
Rock the Casbah
2013
5.9Casablanca, the year of the baccalaureate. The carefree life of Morocco's golden youth and all its excesses: car races, friendships, music, alcohol, but also first loves and the anxiety of transitioning to adulthood... Marock presents a side of Morocco that is often unknown, seen through the eyes of Rita, 17, who is determined to live life on her own terms.
Marock
2005
NRHasna leaves her native Morocco to work as a seasonal laborer picking strawberries in Huelva, Andalucia.
Strawberries
2027
NRZwaj 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.
Zwaj El Waqt
2017
8.0Ali is a young shepherd who lives in the Moroccan countryside. One day as he's leading his sheep near the new highway, which runs alongside his village, he miraculously finds a 200 dirham bill.
200 Dirhams
2002
Behind the camera
6.3The whole family is reunited when Sofia comes back for his father's funeral. Quickly, inner problems are revealed.
Rock the Casbah
2013
6.3The whole family is reunited when Sofia comes back for his father's funeral. Quickly, inner problems are revealed.
Rock the Casbah
2013
5.9Casablanca, the year of the baccalaureate. The carefree life of Morocco's golden youth and all its excesses: car races, friendships, music, alcohol, but also first loves and the anxiety of transitioning to adulthood... Marock presents a side of Morocco that is often unknown, seen through the eyes of Rita, 17, who is determined to live life on her own terms.
Marock
2005
5.9Casablanca, the year of the baccalaureate. The carefree life of Morocco's golden youth and all its excesses: car races, friendships, music, alcohol, but also first loves and the anxiety of transitioning to adulthood... Marock presents a side of Morocco that is often unknown, seen through the eyes of Rita, 17, who is determined to live life on her own terms.
Marock
2005
NRHasna leaves her native Morocco to work as a seasonal laborer picking strawberries in Huelva, Andalucia.
Strawberries
2027
NRHasna leaves her native Morocco to work as a seasonal laborer picking strawberries in Huelva, Andalucia.
Strawberries
2027
NRZwaj 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.
Zwaj El Waqt
2017
NRZwaj 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.
Zwaj El Waqt
2017
8.0Ali is a young shepherd who lives in the Moroccan countryside. One day as he's leading his sheep near the new highway, which runs alongside his village, he miraculously finds a 200 dirham bill.
200 Dirhams
2002
8.0Ali is a young shepherd who lives in the Moroccan countryside. One day as he's leading his sheep near the new highway, which runs alongside his village, he miraculously finds a 200 dirham bill.
200 Dirhams
2002