Rachid El Ouali

Acting

Rachid El Ouali

Born 1965-04-03 · Rabat, Morocco

Rachid El Ouali [Arabic: رشيد الوالي] is a Moroccan actor producer, and director, born in Rabat, on 3 April 1965. Began his career in 1983 by passing a Dramatic Art Contest at the National Theater Mohamed V, and studying for 4 years under the leadership of a great Moroccan director: Abbass BRAHIM. He started on the scene for the 1st time in 1986, and he quickly passed on to television where he playing a multiple roles of series and TV films. His first film role was in 1994 in "Thief of Dreams" by Hakim Noury. In 2004, after 20 years of career, he passed behind the camera with a short film "Nini Ya Med" In 2006 he founded his own production company CLAPRODUCTION; Then he made the short films "Dawn", "The Fly and Me" and "the deceased". He présented a famous TV shows like : « LALLA LAAROUSSA » over two successive years 2007 et 2008, and " WHO WANTS TO BE A MILLIONAIRE" in 2009. Since 2004, , UNDP Goodwill Ambassador. Is Considered among the 10 most popular personalities in Morocco according to an international survey in 2006.

Acting credits

Goodbye Mothers poster
5.0

In 1960, Moroccan Jews began migrating en masse to Israel, encouraged by immigration officers of the new state. The film tells the drama of the story of two families, one Jewish and one Muslim, joined by a close friendship but whose destinies are separated. Selected by Morocco as a candidate for the 2008 Oscar for Best Picture Foreign Language.

Goodbye Mothers

2008

Nhar Tzad Tfa Dow poster
NR

A man one day discovers a clone that looks like him. Not satisfied with being a creature that no one wants to have in his paws, the clone steals his entire life from the human by living it in his place...

Nhar Tzad Tfa Dow

2011

Moroccan Dream poster
NR

Said, a Moroccan émigré in Switzerland,arrives one day in a village in the High Atlas. He announced from the start the reason for his arrival in the village. He did not come to go sightseeing or visit family, but his reasons are professional or rather pecuniary. Said tells villagers that he has come to recruit young people who, after an accelerated training in Europe, will become future athletes like Hicham El Guerrouj. Soon the inhabitants of the village, women and children, are interested. They all dream of changing the course of their lives.

Moroccan Dream

2007

YARA ZED poster
NR

YARA ZED is a Commercial Agent and goes around the world to sell a service for the less special …

YARA ZED

2018

A Love Affair in Casablanca poster
10.0

The film is considered one of the first Moroccan cinematic tapes that tried to convey Moroccan reality with its traditions and customs to the cinema screen in a bold way, especially the issue of sex in Moroccan society, an issue that cinematographic works have always avoided before.

A Love Affair in Casablanca

1991

Noah doesn't know how to swim poster
NR

Atil, born without arms, living in the care of his father, Noah, who lost his wife to drowning in the river. Jimana, came to Noah after putting an end to the life of her stepfather, the tribal elder, who raped her, forcing the three parties into the path to escape the dock with a murder.

Noah doesn't know how to swim

2017

Un simple fait divers poster
NR

An old journalist, Omar, remembers the 70s and Salim a young 35-year-old journalist who had dared to investigate a corrupt senior state official. Omar knows it's a fight lost in advance but Salim refuses to let go. He resists because his duty as a journalist and his contempt for the untouchables who believe themselves above the law incite him to take all risks. But one day, the newspapers announce the death of Salim, cowardly murdered by a burglar. In short, a simple fact.

Un simple fait divers

1997

Women's Wiles poster
6.5

As the son of the Sultan loves Aisha, the pampered daughter of the merchant, they both play tricks on each other to determine who is the most intelligent, a man or a woman.

Women's Wiles

1999

Dreams thief poster
NR

During his 5 years of detention, Mehdi has questioned his life, and is considering the future. The future: Canada, where he wants to purify himself to be reborn again. Fate wanted him to meet Driss, a young marginal. Everything separates the 2 men. However, they have one thing in common: loneliness. A great friendship will be born between the 2 men, who will reveal their life, their anxieties and their dreams.

Dreams thief

1995

Destin de femme poster
NR

Saida, a young executive in a big company, meets Hamid, a 35-year-old computer scientist. They decide to get married, convinced both to have made the right choice. After a few years of happiness and stability, their marriage begins to rock.

Destin de femme

1998

Solomon poster
6.8

David, now an old man, is still king of Israel. Among his sons, the ambitious Adonijah and the clever Solomon, fierce rivals, since both are prospective heirs to the throne and only one can be.

Solomon

1997

No artwork available
NR

Al Bahit (The Researcher) – A man obsessed with cracking the lottery system becomes convinced he has discovered a foolproof method to predict winning numbers. Drawing others into his scheme, he risks everything in pursuit of easy wealth—only to face the harsh consequences of addiction, illusion, and misplaced trust.

The researcher

Et après? poster
7.0

Mustapha, a young Moroccan living on small shots, meets a couple of Spanish tourists. The latter dragged him into a heavy traffic of hashish. Forced to flee his country, he finds himself on a makeshift boat, among other men. They are determined to clandestinely reach the Spanish shores in the hope of a bright future.

Et après?

2002

Friends from Canada poster
NR

Adil and Sanae, two young Moroccans studying in Canada, they live a love story that makes them hasten to return home for marriage. However, Sanaa's affluent family does not agree with this relationship, which it considers to be a bit hasty, especially since the fiancé is descended from a poor assets, but marriage is still done. After the wedding Adel returns to Canada shortly before his visa expires, while Sanaa and her Canadian friend Louise, they stayed for another week. On the day trip from Casablanca airport, customs officers find their wedding videos filled with cocaine. Inspector Shukri is driving a thorough investigation to find out the source of cocaine to arrive finally at surprising results

Friends from Canada

2004

Mektoub poster
6.0

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.

Mektoub

1997

The Silence of Butterflies poster
NR

Malika, a mathematics professor faces deep problems with her husband. As a result, she seeks treatment from psychiatrist Omar, who tries hard to instill hope in her and make her cling to life.

The Silence of Butterflies

2018

Cherif Moul El Baraka poster
NR

All that one could wish for in this life was provided to Haj Idris, a family united by love and harmony, a jewelry store and huge wealth. Everything was fine, until the day a person known as Sharif crept into the life of Haj Idris.

Cherif Moul El Baraka

2021

Satan's tears poster
NR

A long-term political prisoner leaves the prison with the idea of ​​taking revenge on the person responsible for his torture in prison: a former soldier who is preparing to travel with his family to southern Morocco.

Satan's tears

2016

She's Hypertensive and Diabetic But Refuses to Die 2 poster
NR

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.

She's Hypertensive and Diabetic But Refuses to Die 2

2005

هواجس بعد منتصف الليل poster
NR

After completing his studies and returning home, Adil settled in the city of Ifrane and works as a professor of art education, but the ghost of the girl he had previously known and abandoned He's been follow him.

هواجس بعد منتصف الليل

1999

Allal Al Kalda poster
NR

Allal, a street vendor who sells vegetables to cover the expenses of treating his seriously ill daughter, decides to travel to another city due to bad conditions. He works as a truck driver and lives in the hope of working for a large company owned by the son of one of his friends who comes from abroad.

Allal Al Kalda

2003

She's Hypertensive and Diabetic But Refuses to Die poster
NR

Hamid is shared between his wife Souad, his mistress Leïla, and his mother-in-law Hajja. Zhor, the servant is the guardians mistress. Brahim is Hamids scapegoat, until the day when he catches him red-handed. Hamid is blackmailed...

She's Hypertensive and Diabetic But Refuses to Die

1999

Why Not...? poster
NR

Anbar, a naïve yet pure-hearted man, falls for a girl who vanishes mysteriously after her stepfather discovers their secret love letters. As he searches for work, he faces misfortunes and touching encounters with his quirky neighbors.

Why Not...?

2005

Heaven's Doors poster
4.0

As co-directed by brothers Swad and Imad Noury (and produced by their mother, Pilar Cazorla), The Moroccan picture Heaven's Doors (2005) employs an episodic narrative, with three related substories presented sequentially. The Nourys shoot the episodes in distinct cinematographic styles (and with distinct overtones) suited to each tale, recalling Humberto Solas's masterpiece Lucia (1969).

Heaven's Doors

2006

Behind the camera

Noah doesn't know how to swim poster
NR

Atil, born without arms, living in the care of his father, Noah, who lost his wife to drowning in the river. Jimana, came to Noah after putting an end to the life of her stepfather, the tribal elder, who raped her, forcing the three parties into the path to escape the dock with a murder.

Noah doesn't know how to swim

2017

Coup de tampon poster
NR

Larbi Trach is a retired Moroccan migrant worker who has lived in France for over fifty years. One day, he learns that not only is he suffering from a serious illness, but that he has only three months to live. The shock, which is great, is coupled with a serious question: how will he break such dramatic news to his children? Turning the question in his head, he plunges into the past, revisiting his early years in Morocco.

Coup de tampon

2023

Coup de tampon poster
NR

Larbi Trach is a retired Moroccan migrant worker who has lived in France for over fifty years. One day, he learns that not only is he suffering from a serious illness, but that he has only three months to live. The shock, which is great, is coupled with a serious question: how will he break such dramatic news to his children? Turning the question in his head, he plunges into the past, revisiting his early years in Morocco.

Coup de tampon

2023

Coup de tampon poster
NR

Larbi Trach is a retired Moroccan migrant worker who has lived in France for over fifty years. One day, he learns that not only is he suffering from a serious illness, but that he has only three months to live. The shock, which is great, is coupled with a serious question: how will he break such dramatic news to his children? Turning the question in his head, he plunges into the past, revisiting his early years in Morocco.

Coup de tampon

2023