
Jillali Ferhati
Directing
Born: 1948-12-31 · khemisset, Morocco
Biography
Jilali Ferhati is a Moroccan filmmaker, was born in 1948, in Aït Ouahi near Khémisset but grew up in Tangier. He studied sociology and literature in Paris and then launched his career in theater, working as an actor and director at the Theatre International in Paris. In 1982, he founded "Heracles Production", a production company. His debut in cinema was in 1978 with the feature film Brèche dans le mur (A Breach In the Wall), selected for the Semaine de la Critique at the Cannes Film Festival.
🎬 Movies (12)

Al Massira: The Green March
2016
Old Ali

Pillow Secrets
2013
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La grande villa
2010

Memory in Detention
2004
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Braids
2000
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Make-Believe Horses
1995
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El sueño de Tánger
1991

The Beach of Lost Children
1991
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Badis
1989

The Big Trip
1981

Red Dolls
1981
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A Breach in the Wall
1978
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