Malek Akhmiss

Ägypten: Geburt einer Großmacht

Amal

An idealistic and passionate literature teacher in a suburban Brussels school becomes the target of intense hostility from students and colleagues tied to Islamic extremism when she chooses to help a teenage Muslim girl accused of homosexuality.

Where are you Going Moshe?

In the early 1960s, after Morocco’s independence from France, many of the country’s Jews clandestinely left for Palestine. The Jews of the little town of Bejjad plot their departure with the help of their rabbi. Once he learns of the Jews’ plans, Mustapha, the bar-owner, panics; if all the non-Muslims leave, the Law will make him close the bar. How will he avoid such a disaster? He’ll have to hold back one Jew!

They Are The Dogs

Members of a television crew stumble across the story of an old man whose tragic tale dates back to 1981 during upheavals in Morocco, where he was arrested. Released 30 years later in 2011, he is now trying to come to terms with a new reality. The TV crew decides to report his journey as he sets off on a quest to find his family and his place in this new world.

Ali Baba and the 40 Thieves

Set in and around Bagdad of the old times ALI BABA AND THE 40 THIEVES is the highly entertaining tale of kind but luckless Ali, played by French superstar Gérard Jugnor who finds himself unwilling in the centre of multiple difficult situations.

Moroccan Badass Girl

On the eve of her 30th birthday, Cathy discovers to her amazement that life has not been kind to her - especially her parents, her fiancé, her boss, and society. At this moment, the worst day of her life begins; in other words, a terrible day in a sardonic Casablanca will redefine her destiny. Cathy decides to start over and seeks to immigrate, but things don’t go as planned.

The Sea Is Behind

Tarik lives in a land without colour, a land where water is contaminated by a strange phenomenon of “water bugs”. Tarik wears make-up and dresses up as a woman. He dances on a cart that is drawn by a dying horse and his father has practically abandoned him. One day, Tarik’s horse Larbi stops in the middle of a procession and refuses to take another step forward. Tarik will have to learn to live again and surrender to the colours of his life, which is the only way to escape the dullness of the world around him.

The End

Casablanca, July 1999. With longtime monarch Hassan II on his deathbed, there is an air of uncertainty weighing on Morocco - and especially on one marginalized young man, M'key. M'key finds a surrogate father figure in "pit bull" police commissioner Daoud and finds love with the enchanting Rita, but Rita is kept under close watch by her gangster brothers.

Drowned Heart

To conclude his investigation, Inspector Medi meets with Souad, last assistant of the painter Kamal to get her testimony on the past events. With details and emotions, she recounts the tragic destiny of the people she knew. Human being are sometimes the instruments of their own death.

Bouchaib the Blessed

Bochaib, the unemployed old son of the old city of Casablanca, was given the chance to immigrate to the United States legally, Met with the US consulate in Fatiha, who is also dreaming of leaving for America, she agrees with Boushoaib on a white marriage in return for leaving with him while she is charged with the expenses of residence and travel.