Mohamed Abdelkrim Derkaoui (born March 29, 1945 in
Oujda
Oujda ( ar, وجدة; ber, ⵡⵓⵊⴷⴰ, Wujda) is a major Moroccan city in its northeast near the border with Algeria. Oujda is the capital city of the Oriental region of northeastern Morocco and has a population of about 558,000 people. It ...
) is a Moroccan director and producer.
Biography
Derkaoui attended the National Film School in Łódź, Poland, where he graduated in 1972.
He is the brother of director
Mostafa Derkaoui
Mostafa Derkaoui (; 1944 - ) is a Moroccan film director and screenwriter who has made revolutionary and socially-engaged films.
Biography
Derkaoui was born in Oujda, Morocco in 1944. In the early 1960s, Derkaoui studied philosophy in Casablanc ...
and the uncle of cinematographer
Kamal Derkaoui
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. Upon his return to Morocco, he became one of the most renowned directors of photography in the profession. As such, he has worked on some thirty feature films, numerous short films and documentaries as well as several TV movies, soap operas and cultural programs.
Filmography
Director
* 1984: ''
Le jour du forain
''Le jour du forain'' (English: ''The Travelling Showman's Day,'' Arabic: ''يوم العيد'') is a 1984 Moroccan film co-directed by Abdelkarim Derkaoui and Driss Kettani''.''
Synopsis
Moulay Yacoub is a fairground artist who earns his li ...
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* 1998: ''Rue le Caire''
*2009: ''
Chroniques blanches
''Chroniques blanches'' (English: White Chronicles) is a 2009 Moroccan film directed by Abdelkrim Derkaoui. It was screened at the National Film Festival.
Cast
* Mourad Zaoui
* Karim Saidi
Karim Saïdi ( ar, كريم سعيدي; born 24 Marc ...
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* 2010: ''
Les Enfants terribles de Casablanca''
* 2014: ''
Les griffes du passé
''Les griffes du passé'' is a 2014 film directed by Abdelkrim Derkaoui. The film is inspired by two real events. The first is that of Amina Filali
On 10 March 2012, Amina El Filali (sometimes also referred to as Amina Filali) (1996–2012), a 16 ...
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Director of photography
* 1974 : ''
About Some Meaningless Events
''About Some Meaningless Events'' is a 1974 docu-fiction film directed by Mostafa Derkaoui. Moroccan authorities banned the film after its first and only screening in Paris. Widely believed to have been lost, negative prints were uncovered in th ...
''
* 1978 : ''Les cendres du Clos''
* 1979 : ''Deux moins un''
* 1981 : ''Les beaux jours de Chahrazade''
* 1981 : ''Annoûra'' ou ''Le jour du forain''
* 1982 : ''Des pas dans le brouillard''
* 1983 : ''Cauchemar''
* 1983 : ''Titre provisoire''
* 1984 : ''Les Immigrés''
* 1989 : ''Fiction première''
** ''
Un amour à Casablanca
''Un amour à Casablanca'' (English: ''A Love in Casablanca'') is a 1991 Moroccan drama film directed by Abdelkader Lagtaâ in his directorial debut. The relatively controversial film was a box office success.
Synopsis
Feeling a strong sense of ...
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** ''Le marteau et l’enclume''
* 1990 :''La fête des autres''
** ''Chronique d’une vie normale''
* 2008: ''Itto titrit''
References
External links
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Moroccan film directors
Moroccan cinematographers
Moroccan film producers