Abdelkader Moutaa

Acting

Abdelkader Moutaa

Born 1940-01-01 · Casablanca, Morocco

Acting credits

Beyond the Door poster
4.3

A young woman trapped in a web of dark family secrets finds herself in a dangerous triangle of love, jealousy, and deception, where the truth hides in her past.

Beyond the Door

1982

Christian poster
9.0

Nikolaj Christensen is a popular Danish folk-rock artist. In this teen-oriented film, Christian (Christensen) is a young man in search of love, who restlessly leaves his home in Denmark to search for it all over Europe, finally finding some semblance of it in Morocco. This slight film is directed by Gabriel Axel, who also directed Babette's Feast. It is likeliest to be of interest to fans of the star and his music, which is used throughout.

Christian

1989

No artwork available
NR

Amal, a young teacher, has been assigned to a remote village, since her arrival she has encountered many problems, mainly the harassed of Haj lwardi, the rich peasant with the power in the village, and who do everything possible so that Amal agrees to marry him, despite the great age difference between them, While amal refuses, Haj wardi insists on pursuing Amal by taking advantage of his power and authority. But Amal succeeded, after a long patience in reaching a solution with Jaafar, a friend of the family who proposed to him to make a white marriage which he exploited to obtain his displacement and to return to his native city Casablanca after the long journey of suffering, but these problems reappear when Jaafar tries to blackmail her in order to obtain a consideration in return for her help.

The Teacher

2004

No artwork available
NR

A young lawyer, defending her father, the accused, whom she sees since she was a child.

Eclats du passé

2003

The Bandits poster
6.3

After overwhelming grief hits a wealthy Casablanca family, a house servant travels to America to seek out their long lost son. He discovers a startling look-alike in a poor neighbourhood and begins an elaborate ploy to comfort the family.

The Bandits

2003

Traces poster
6.3

The story of Massaoud, a rebellious young man, oppressed by both his family and the sclerotic society.

Traces

1971

The East Wind poster
9.0

Set in the mid-1950s when Tangier was still an international zone, El Chergui presents the city on the eve of its independence, as Aïcha resorts to magical practices to try to prevent her husband from taking a second wife. Around her, a society of women creates its own form of active resistance even as the larger independence movement grows around it. Through his unique use of montage, Smihi creates arresting images that present a society torn by the contradictions of colonialism, religion, patriarchy, and resistance. (Block Cinema)

The East Wind

1975

About Some Meaningless Events poster
6.1

In Casablanca, a group of filmmakers conduct discussions with people about their expectations of, and aspirations for, the emerging Moroccan national cinema. When a disgruntled worker kills his superior accidentally, their inquest shifts focus, and they begin to probe the motives of the killing.

About Some Meaningless Events

1974

Arms of Afrodite poster
6.8

A Romanian construction company is contracted to build a sea port in Morocco. In the process they find some roman artifacts.

Arms of Afrodite

1979