Mourad Zaoui

Acting

Mourad Zaoui

Born 1980-04-23 · Casablanca, Morocco

Acting credits

The Forgiven poster
5.7

Over a weekend in the High Atlas Mountains of Morocco, a random accident reverberates through the lives of both the local Muslims and Western visitors to a house party in a grand villa.

The Forgiven

2022

The Ark poster
5.7

Noah, a farmer and family man, is instructed by an angel to build an ark in the middle of a desert in order to save both his family and the faithful from a devastating flood. A seemingly impossible task, especially when his sons refuse to believe him and help, Noah risks ridicule and humiliation from the degenerate townsfolk as well as his loving but exasperated family, in his quest to carry out his God-given task.

The Ark

2015

The Lost Princess poster
6.3

After an Ayahuasca vision transports him to a haunted castle, Alec meets Hanna who tales him the story of her mother's forced marriage and how the forbidden passion with her father was in danger when the princess pregnancy became obvious

The Lost Princess

2025

Kandisha poster
5.3

Shattered by the loss of her child, Nyla Jayde, a brilliant criminal defense attorney, takes on a case involving a 14th century Moroccan legend, a vengeful spirit named Kandisha.

Kandisha

2008

Atlantic poster
6.4

A Moroccan fisherman sets off on an epic journey towards Europe on his wind surfboard. But the pursuit of dreams does not come without sacrifice.

Atlantic

2014

Smile poster
3.7

A carefree summer vacation turns into an inescapable terror trap for a group of young students who buy a vintage instant camera from a mysterious local shop owner...

Smile

2009

Française poster
6.1

A determined young woman goes up against the Moroccan traditions where the only way for a girl is marriage and children.

Française

2008

The five seasons poster
NR

FOUR SEASONS CHANGE THE EARTH, AND THE FIFTH CHANGES US. Three sisters face their father's sudden death. Khadija, the stoic eldest; Hind, the angry rebel; and Hanan, the blind youngest. Each mourning in her own way as winter grief turns to spring's surprises.

The five seasons

Rock the Casbah poster
6.3

The whole family is reunited when Sofia comes back for his father's funeral. Quickly, inner problems are revealed.

Rock the Casbah

2013

Burning Casablanca poster
5.9

In hellish Casablanca, a car-crash sets ablaze a burning, passionate love story between has-been rocker Larsen and the streetwise amazon Rajae. An unspoken trauma is their common history; rock n' roll their mutual saviour. Larsen's snakeskin-covered guitar and Rajae's liquid gold voice could be heaven, if only everything from his drug-induced visions to her music-buff pimp didn't get in the way. The only hope for their blooming romance is to skip this ferocious town. Is there a way out of this crazy Moroccan underworld with its menagerie of sadistic cops, venomous snakes, metal concerts and shotgun-wielding modern-day Calamity Janes? For these punk Romeo and Juliet, maybe the answer lies in a song - the one they've been writing and dreaming together : Zanka Contact

Burning Casablanca

2021

The Gospel of John poster
7.0

John’s gospel is depicted, complete with Aramaic narration, highlighting Christ’s life including birth, baptism, first miracle, healing the blind man, walking on water, feeding the multitude, raising Lazarus from the dead, the Last Supper, his flogging and crucifixion, and most importantly his resurrection.

The Gospel of John

2014

Homeland poster
5.2

Farid, a young 26-year-old Frenchman, must travel to Algeria to save his father's house. While discovering this country in which he had never before set foot, he succumbs to the charms of a host of astonishing characters whose humour and simplicity affect him deeply. Amongst these is his cousin, a bright and lively young man who has the dream of one day going to France...

Homeland

2013

Les Enfants Terribles de Casablanca poster
NR

Fresh out of a marketing and management school, Ilias, while managing his father's business, is convinced that his true duty to his country is to promote the cultural and artistic as a vehicle for new ideas, in a world where corruption and intrigue rule: the business world.

Les Enfants Terribles de Casablanca

2010

The Gospel of Luke poster
7.6

THE GOSPEL OF LUKE, more than any other, fits the category of ancient biography. Luke, as "narrator" of events, sees Jesus as the "Savior" of all people, always on the side of the needy and the deprived. Narrated in the NIV by British actor Richard E. Grant and in the KJV by Sir Derek Jacobi, this epic production featuring specially constructed sets and the authentic countryside of Morocco has been critically acclaimed by leading religious scholars as a unique and highly authentic telling of the Jesus story.

The Gospel of Luke

2015

Líbáš jako ďábel poster
5.8

The ambulance doctor František moves away from his wife Bohuna to his new love Helena. She has been married for several years to the successful writer Karl. However, thanks to her husband's philandering, she was by no means happy in it. It seems that František and Helena are finally waiting for peaceful days and now, on the threshold of fifty, they will finally be able to experience their satisfied love. However, their enthusiasm is not shared by their past partners.

Líbáš jako ďábel

2012

Exit Marrakech poster
5.8

When 17-year-old Ben visits his father Heinrich in Marrakech, it is the start of an adventurous journey through a foreign country with a picturesque charm and a rough beauty where everything appears possible — including the chance that father and son will lose each other for good, or find one another again.

Exit Marrakech

2013

3 Years in Pakistan: The Erik Aude Story poster
5.0

The true life story of Erik Aude, who was duped into drug smuggling and spent three years in a Pakistani prison.

3 Years in Pakistan: The Erik Aude Story

2018

The Gospel of Matthew poster
8.4

The Gospel of Matthew was the most popular Gospel in the early Christian centuries. Written for a Christian community as it begins to separate from the Jewish world, Matthew's Gospel goes to great lengths to show that, as the Messiah, Jesus is the fulfillment of the Old Testament prophecies referring to God's Saviour. Narrated in the NIV version by leading British actor Stephen Tompkinson and in the KJV by David Threlfall - featuring specially constructed sets and the authentic countryside of Morocco - it immerses the viewer in the world of first-century Palestine.

The Gospel of Matthew

2014

Wake up Morocco poster
NR

On an island off Casablanca, an old footballer shares his days with his granddaughter and dreams of this final he could have won if he had not spent the night with a woman.

Wake up Morocco

2006

Ostern - eine wahre Geschichte poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Ostern - eine wahre Geschichte

2019

Al Massira: The Green March poster
NR

The Green March is a film where the destinies of a handful of men and women intertwine, all united by the common goal of peacefully fighting for the freedom of a colonized territory, driven by the same dream: to contribute to the construction of modern Morocco. It is also the story of Zhor, who risked her life 40 years ago to bring her child into the world on the land of occupied Moroccan Sahara.

Al Massira: The Green March

2016

SAGA, l'histoire des hommes qui ne reviennent jamais poster
NR

1964, after the death of his father, for which he feels guilty, Lahcen decides to leave his native village in the Moroccan Atlas to start over a new life in Tangier. He works as a nurse with his friend Omar. Nothing seemed to look awkward until Omar tries to involve Lahcen into a suspicious case of organ trafficking. Tired of the psychological influence of Omar, Lahcen, seeking redemption, ends up heading back to his village where he could meet back his inner peace. 40 years later, Lahcen is arrested for an alleged trafficking in Tangier. To clear his father Ali, undertakes a journey through the past of his father. During his quest, he will cross the path of Said, the brother he never thought he had.

SAGA, l'histoire des hommes qui ne reviennent jamais

2014

The Lives of Others poster
NR

A couple from the upper bourgeoisie, married for several years, are going through the sexual sluggishness that every old couple experiences. He ends up confessing to her that although he still loves her, she no longer provokes the same emotions in him as before...

The Lives of Others

2013

Un pari pimente poster
NR

Marouane and Fouad, two friends in their thirties who share the same apartment, run a pastry shop well known for one of its specialties. Marouane is a smart, good-natured guy who enjoys life to the full and spends his days foolishly doing nothing. Unlike Fouad, who is, in fact, just the opposite. One day, while surfing the Net together, they come across the page of a celebrity, Yasmine Rizki. The two friends make a bet: Marouane must convince the star to have dinner with him...

Un pari pimente

2015