Laïla Marrakchi

Personal Info

Known For Director

Gender Female

Birthday 1975-12-10 (49 years old)

Place of Birth Casablanca, Morocco

Also Known As Laila Marrakchi, Leila Marrakchi, Leila Merrakchi, ليلى المراكشي, ليلى مراكشي

Laïla Marrakchi

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

Director

Les fraises

as Director

2020
The Eddy

as Director

2017
Zwaj El Waqt

as Director

2016
Marseille

as Director

2015
The Bureau

as Director

2013
Rock the Casbah

as Director

2005
Marock

as Director

2002
200 Dirhams

as Director

Writer

Casa Girls

as Writer

Les fraises

as Screenplay

2017
Zwaj El Waqt

as Writer

2013
Rock the Casbah

as Writer

2005
Marock

as Writer

2002
200 Dirhams

as Writer