Farida Benlyazid
Moroccan film director · Morocco · On the map · Directors · Born 1948 · age 78
Farida Benlyazid is a Moroccan scriptwriter, producer, production manager, novelist, and director. She began working in the field of cinema and cinematic production in the seventies.
Farida Benlyazid is read about 6.5 times a day, in 8 languages.
A typical day, 30 days to 14 June 2026
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FrontiersFilm, Director, Writer2007
Casanayda!Film, Director2005
The Wretched Life of Juanita NarboniFilm, Director2002
Casablanca, CasablancaFilm, Director2000
Niya TaghlabFilm, Director1999
Women's WilesFilm, Director1995
Five Films for a Hundred YearsFilm, Director
Sur la Terrasse / The TerraceFilm, 1995Director, Writer1993
In Search of My Wife's HusbandFilm, Writer1989
A Door to the SkyFilm, Director, Writer
BadisFilm, 1989Writer1948Born10 March 1948People around Farida
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Mohamed Abderrahman Tazi Directed Badis (1989)
Mariola Fuentes Farida directed La vida perra de Juanita Narboni (2005)
Samia Akariou Farida directed Women's Wiles: The Tale of the Girl with Basil (1999)
Zakia Tahiri Farida directed A Door to the Sky (1989)
Rachid El Ouali Farida directed Women's Wiles: The Tale of the Girl with Basil (1999)- Amina Alaoui Farida directed Women's Wiles: The Tale of the Girl with Basil (1999)
Amina Rachid Also in In Search of My Wife's Husband (1993)
Also in Français
Filmography 11
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About this person
According to Sandra Gayle Carter, author of What Moroccan Cinema? : A Historical and Critical Study, Benlyazid continues to be one of the few Moroccan women in the field. From the start of her career up until 2003, she was the one of the few female filmmaker in Morocco. Benlyazid's films, novel adaptations, documentaries and scripts have garnered much international recognition. She has become known for representing the struggles and obstacles faced by Moroccan women and incorporating her own personal experiences into her scripts and films.
