Mohcine Besri

Mohcine Besri (born 1971) is a Moroccan actor, writer, Producer and director. The film was reportedly released by the online streaming service Filmatigue around 2017.

In 2018, he directed the film, Urgent (French original title: Une urgence ordinaire), and screenplayed it with Cécile Vargaftig. It was produced by Elisa Garbar, Lamia Chraibi and Michel Merkt, and featured cast like Rachid Mustapha, Fatima Zahra Bennacer, Youssef Alaoui, Ayoub Layoussifi and others. The film was premiered in the 2018 Marrakech International Film Festival (MIFF) and in the 2019 Palm Springs International Film Festival and Tangier National Film Festival 2019. At the 15th Africa Movie Academy Awards (AMAA) in 2016, he was nominated in the "Best Director" award category for the film Urgent. The film also got about four other nominations.

Still in 2018, he wrote and directed the feature drama film titled, Laaziza. The film featured cast like Fatima Zahra Benacer, Omar Lotfi, Rachid Elouali and Zakaria Atifi. The film was reportedly screened at the 40th Cairo International Film Festival.

Filmography Year Film Role Notes Ref.2018 Urgent (Une urgence ordinaire) Director, writer Drama 2011 The Miscreants (Les mécréants Director, writer, Executive Producer Drama 2010 Opération Casablanca Writer Action, Comedy, Crime 1995 Mary of Nazareth (Marie de Nazareth) Actor (Jacques) Drama 1993 Abraham 2 Angel (2 episodes) TV Mini Series, Adventure, biography, Drama

Accolades YearEventPrizeRecipient Result 2019 AMAA Best Director – for Urgent Himself