Nabil Ayouch

01.04.1969, Paris, France

 

Director
He was born on April 1 in 1969 in Paris. After three years of studying drama arts he made many commercials and short films. His first feature film, Mektoub (1997), had record ticket sales (more than 350.000 sold tickets). Ali Zaoua, prince de la rue (Ali Zoua: Prince of the Streets, 2000) was his second film. He also made Une minute de soleil en moins (A Minute of Sun Less, 2003).

Filmography


Films by this director

Ali Zoua: Prince of the Streets

(Ali Zaoua, prince de la rue, Morocco, 2000)

Directed by: Nabil Ayouch
PHOTOGRAPHY: Vincent Mathias
Synopsis:

Ali, Kwika, Omar and Boubker are street children. In spite of their hard lives they are faithful friends. Ali dies as a victim of a street gang war. His friends decide to organize him the funeral that he deserves. Festivals, awards: Toronto, Tokyo, Sundance, Berlin, Mar del Plata, Amiens (audience’s award), Stockholm (grand prix), Fespaco (grand prix) Director’s statement: The main hero of this film dies very soon and I did not want to characterize him physically but rather I wished to t...

35 mm, color, 99min

Horses of God

(Les chevaux de Dieu, Belgium, France, Morocco, Tunisia, 2012)

Directed by: Nabil Ayouch
PHOTOGRAPHY: Hichame Alaouie
Synopsis:

Godine 1994. u četvrti Sidi Moumen na periferiji Casablance, u trošnim barakama i iznimnom siromaštvu odrastaju dječak Yachine, njegov agresivni stariji brat Hamid te Yachineovi prijatelji Nabil, sin lokalne prostitutke i pjevačice Tamou, Fouad koji uživa u marihuani i Khalil, čiji se otac uskoro ženi. Dečki su sitni kriminalci među kojima Hamid novac zarađuje prenoseći drogu, a nakon što na vjenčanju Khalilova oca svi sudjeluju u krađi alkohola, Hamid će pred ostalima silov...

color, 115'
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