Jillali Ferhati

Jillali Ferhati (, born on 3 August 1948) is a Moroccan actor and filmmaker.

Biography Ferhati was born in 1948, in Aït Ouahi near Khemisset 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. His 1982 film Arais Min Kassab was screened at the 1982 Cannes Film Festival in the Directors' Fortnight section, and his 1991 film The Beach of Lost Children was entered into the main competition at the 48th edition of the Venice Film Festival.

He was married to the director and screenwriter Farida Benlyazid, who often collaborated with him.

Filmography

1978: A Breach in the Wall / Charkhun fi-l hâ'it 1981: Poupées de roseau / Araïs min qasab (Arais Min Kassab) 1986: The Dream of Tangiers 1991: The Beach of Lost Children / Shâtiu al-atfâl al-mafoûdin 1995: Horses of fortune / Kuius al-has 1995: Five films for a hundred years 2000: Braids 2004: Memory in detention 2009: From dawn 2013: Sarirou Al Assrar (Pillow secrets | Secrets d'oreiller) 2016–2017: Ultimate revolt 2025: La Guerre Des Six Mois