Person
Laïla Marrakchi
Directing · Born 1975-12-10 · Casablanca, Morocco
Biography
Laïla Marrakchi (born December 10, 1975 in Casablanca, Morocco) is a Moroccan film director and screenwriter. In 2005, she wrote and directed her first feature film, Marock, which was presented in the Un Certain Regard section at the Cannes Film Festival. In 2013, she made her second film, Rock the Casbah. She directed 5 episodes of Canal Plus' The Bureau (2015) and 3 episodes of Netflix's Marseille (2016). In 2017, she wrote and directed Zwaj El Waqt, a documentary addressing the taboos surrounding love in Morocco, which was broadcast on the TV program Des Histoires et des Hommes on 2M. In 2020, she directed 2 episodes of Netflix original limited series The Eddy.
Known for
The Bureau
Director
Marseille
Director
Carême
Director
The Eddy
Director
Casa Girls
Writer
Rock the Casbah
Director
Marock
Writer
Zwaj El Waqt
Director
Strawberries
Director
200 Dirhams
Writer
Filmography
- 2027StrawberriesDirector
- 2025CarêmeDirector
- 2020The EddyDirector
- 2017Zwaj El WaqtDirector
- 2016MarseilleDirector
- 2015The BureauDirector
- 2013Rock the CasbahDirector
- 2005MarockWriter
- 2002200 DirhamsWriter
- —Casa GirlsWriter
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