Abdelkader Lagtaâ (born in 1948) is a Moroccan film director, known for his work in Morocco and French
documentaries
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.
Biography
Born in 1948 in
Casablanca
Casablanca, also known in Arabic as Dar al-Bayda ( ar, الدَّار الْبَيْضَاء, al-Dār al-Bayḍāʾ, ; ber, ⴹⴹⴰⵕⵍⴱⵉⴹⴰ, ḍḍaṛlbiḍa, : "White House") is the largest city in Morocco and the country's econom ...
, Abdelkader Lagtaâ graduated from The
National Film School
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in Lodz in
Poland
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. He directed his first short
documentary film, "Rabi et la peinture abstraite" in 1984, followed by "Chaïbia" in 1984, and "Kacimi ou le dévoilement" in 1985. He directed his first feature film, "Un amour à Casablanca" in 1991, for which he was also the scriptwriter, editor and producer. When the film was released in
Morocco
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the following year it was a great success
and was selected to compete in many festivals. In 1995 he directed "Happy end", a short film which was part of the feature film "Cinq films pour cent ans" in commemoration of the centenary of the cinema. In 1998, he finished two feature films at the same time as director, scriptwriter and co-producer: "La Porte close" (started in 1993) and "Les Casablancais".
Selected filmography
Feature films
* 1991: ''
Un amour à Casablanca''
* 1999: ''
Les Casablancais''
* 2003: ''
Face to Face'' (''Face à face'')
* 2011: ''
Entre Désir et incertitude''
References
External links
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1948 births
Living people
Moroccan film directors
Moroccan writers
Mass media people from Casablanca