The best Moroccan films of all time
The top 3 according to 0 votes from people: The Blue Caftan (2022) · Ali Zaoua: Prince of the Streets (2000) · Casanegra (2008). (Updated Apr 8, 2023.)
From Ali Zaoua and Casanegra to The Blue Caftan and Horses of God: the Moroccan films that keep coming up in Morocco World News's picks and at the top of Letterboxd's ratings.
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Top 15
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1
The Blue Caftan (2022)
Maryam Touzani: a caftan tailor in Salé, his wife and a secret shared with a young apprentice.
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2
Ali Zaoua: Prince of the Streets (2000)
Nabil Ayouch: Casablanca street kids want to bury their friend like a prince.
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3
Casanegra (2008)
Nour-Eddine Lakhmari: the dark side of Casablanca through two young men.
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4
Horses of God (2012)
Nabil Ayouch: young men from Sidi Moumen before the 2003 bombings.
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5
Death for Sale (2011)
Faouzi Bensaïdi: three small-time friends in Tetouan on the edge of crime.
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6
Mirage (1979)
Ahmed Bouanani: a peasant finds money in a sack of flour; an Arab cinema classic.
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7
Le Grand Voyage (2004)
Ismaël Ferroukhi: a father and son drive from France to Mecca.
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8
Adam (2019)
Maryam Touzani: a pregnant young woman knocks on a widowed baker's door in Casablanca.
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9
A Thousand Months (2003)
Faouzi Bensaïdi: a boy and his mother in a mountain village during the Years of Lead.
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10
Zero (2012)
Nour-Eddine Lakhmari: a burnt-out cop in Casablanca's nights.
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11
Looking for My Wife's Husband (1993)
Mohamed Abderrahmane Tazi: a Fez comedy about a man who divorces his third wife and regrets it.
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12
Marock (2005)
Laïla Marrakchi: Casablanca's well-off youth and a forbidden love.
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13
Class 8 (2003)
Jamal Belmejdoub: a classroom of Moroccan teenagers.
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14
Road to Kabul (2012)
Brahim Chkiri: a comedy about friends dreaming of emigrating who end up in Afghanistan.
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15
Much Loved (2015)
Nabil Ayouch: a controversial film about women in Marrakesh.
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16
Wechma (1970)
Hamid Bénani: a boy raised by a harsh adoptive father; a landmark of Moroccan cinema.
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