About

Known credits:
28
Birthday:
1938-11-16
Place of birth:
Casablanca, Morocco
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Ahmed Bouanani

Overview

Ahmed Bouanani (Casablanca, 16 November 1938 - Demnate, 6 February 2011) was a Moroccan film director, poet and novelist. He was best known from the 1979 film The Mirage, which featured as no.61 on the list of the best and most important 100 Arabic films commissioned by the 10th Dubai International Film Festival in 2013.

In 1983 he also made a comic strip for the newspaper Al Maghrib.

In addition to filmmaking, Bouanini wrote three collections of poetry and one novel, The Hospital, translated into English by Lara Vergnaud and published by New Directions in 2018.

Known for

Acting
2017 Crossing the Seventh Gate Actor himself N/A
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1989 A Door to the Sky Actor N/A
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1963 Dawn Actor N/A
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Directing
1979 Mirage Directing Director 59
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1977 The Four Sources Directing Director N/A
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1971 Memory 14 Directing Director N/A
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1968 Six and Twelve Directing Director N/A
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1968 6 & 12 Directing Director N/A
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1966 Tarfaya (or The Walk Of A Poet) Directing Director N/A
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Writing
2024 The snail Writing Original Film Writer N/A
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2008 The Shell Necklace Writing Scenario Writer N/A
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2002 Wind Horse Writing Writer 59
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1993 Entre l'absence et l'oubli Writing Writer N/A
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1979 Mirage Writing Writer 59
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1977 The Four Sources Writing Screenplay N/A
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1977 The Four Sources Writing Writer N/A
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1968 Six and Twelve Writing Writer N/A
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Editing
1982 Naïtou, the Orphan Girl Editing Editor N/A
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1982 From the Other Side of the River Editing Editor N/A
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1979 Mirage Editing Editor 59
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1978 al-Kanfoudi Editing Editor N/A
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1971 Traces Editing Editor 59
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1971 Memory 14 Editing Editor N/A
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1970 The Devil's Treasure Editing Editor N/A
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1968 Six and Twelve Editing Editor N/A
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1968 6 & 12 Editing Editor N/A
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1966 Tarfaya (or The Walk Of A Poet) Editing Editor N/A
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