Nadia Kounda
Acting
Biography
She began acting in Morocco in 2008. In 2010 she got the lead role in the indie film "The Rif lover" which won her recognition in the film industry. In 2011, she moved to Montreal, Canada, where she graduated in film studies.
Born: October 24, 1989
Place of Birth: Casablanca, Marocco
Known For
Fragile
Fragile tells the story of two diametrically opposite families: the wealthy, influential Bachands, and the salt-of-the-earth Coutures. It’s also the story of an unlikely friendship, that of Dominic Couture (Pier-Luc Funk) and Félix Bachand (Marc-André Grondin). The pair’s mysterious death sends shock waves through their families and community, exposing jealously guarded secrets, dangerous liaisons, and hidden agendas.
Volubilis
Volubilis is a tale of love in a world of despair, of beauty among the ruins. In the Moroccan city of Meknès, recently married Abdelkader and Malika struggle to make ends meet. They dream of leaving the family house and finally starting a life of their own together. But one day at work, Abdelkader gets mixed up in a violent incident that will turn their lives upside down.
Rabat
Three friends drive from Holland to Morocco to deliver a taxi to a family friend, but the trip turns out more complicated than expected.
Abu Omar Al-Masry
An ambitious lawyer survives an assassination attempt, he escapes to Belgium to start a new life with a different identity, decides to seek revenge.
Marry Me, Dude
Yassine asks his best friend Fred to marry him in order to avoid deportation...
Wipe Out
Samir lives in the projects of a second zone city in France. He is bored, rebellious, and on the verge of becoming a small-time criminal. Until his dad brutally dies and he has to become a plumber to be the breadwinner for his family. But accompanying his younger sister to the public library, he stumbles upon a surfing magazine and has a revelation: he too shall ride the waves professionally one day. The hiccup? He doesn’t even know how to swim. Enters an ex-bodybuilding champion and local loser who takes him under his wing and decides to help. Samir then leaves for the French surfing beaches, determined to make his dreams come true.
Paris or Perish
Maya is living the ultimate fashionistas dream: she is working as a stylist for one of the French trend setters, in the capital of haute-couture: Paris. One of the IT girls of fashion, shes following her dreams until one night, when her life takes a sudden turn: shes being deported back to Morocco, after being stopped for over speeding, because her Visa expired some time ago. So in no more than 24 hours, shes deported back to her family and original country. The strong cultural shock and the judgmental differences are pushing the woman to obtain back her place in the city of dreams and her dreams, no matter the costs. But that doesn't mean she will have to return alone, as she finds other things also among her way back to the city.
The Stand-In
A small film crew is wandering about Marrakesh and the surrounding desert. They are looking for locations for the remake of an American film in which a man swims his way home, passing through the houses and pools that he finds along the route. Corrado is the stand in used to test the shots, locations and the swimming pools in which the lead will be filmed. While we watch his attempts to get into the part, the real actors and a real crew burst onto the scene, on a set in which no one is in the right place. A film with a crisis of identity, in a surreal search for itself.
Votez Bougon
Paul Bougon ignites social media networks and public opinion after his brief participation in a television program. Having become an instant celebrity thanks to his outspokenness, he decides to go into politics and founds his own party. With the help of his devoted entourage and at the head of the PEN (Parti de l’Écœurement National) [National Disgust Party], he wins the elections and becomes Premier. The challenges of his new career place him in front of heartbreaking choices.
Certifiée Halal
In the Maghreb, Hajj Achour's plans for his daughter Sultana's marriage unravel when a defective dowry takes center stage. Meanwhile, in France, activism meets family tradition as Kenza confronts gender norms, leading to a chaotic wedding where secrets collide.
Filmography
as Selma
as Sofia
as Malaka Rached
as Nassima Benhima
as Kenza
as Sana
as Malika
as Laila Atta
as Raouia
as Femme de l'Arabe
as Sultana
as Djalila
as Yasmina
as Aya