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Winning both the Audience Award and the Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award in Dramatic Competition at this year’s Sundance Film Festival, writer-director-producer Maryam Keshavarz delivers a universal and timely story of the Iranian and the Iranian-American experience.
- The Man Who Knew Too Much
- Hideous Kinky
- Gladiator
- Alexander
- Babel
- Sex and The City 2
- Mission Impossible – Rogue Nation
We start this list with a bang. Alfred Hitchcock, the master of suspense and England’s most renowned director films the opening scene of his drama mystery in Bab Doukkala. The man who knew too much features several historical landmarks in the charming city of Marrakech. The bus in the opening scene drives throughout the old medina and into Bab El K...
Hideous kinky is based on Esther Freud’s semi-autobiographical book of the same title. The movie is directed by Scottish director Gillies Mackinnon and stars Kate Winslet. The famous actress plays the role of a young mother who moves from London to Morocco with her two daughters in the 1970s. The three characters share a ‘home’ in what is known as ...
This movie wasn’t filmed in the heart of Marrakech. However, it made the list since it was filmed in a desert that’s a 3-hour drive away from the city. The citadel of Ait Ben Haddou is one of the most popular filming destinations in all of Morocco. Gladiator’s director Riddley Scott chose this specific location to bring to life the glory and gore o...
Director Oliver Stone’s epic historical drama was also filmed in the outskirts of Marrakech, as well as several other locations in Morocco, Malta, and Thailand. The movie follows the life of Alexander the Great from his early days to his reign as King of Macedonia. The palace grounds are filmed in the splendid gardens of the lavish Mamounia hotel i...
Less than 200 kilometers away from Marrakech, parts of the psychological drama Babel were filmed in the Hollywood of Africa, aka Ouarzazate, and in a small Berber village called Taguenzalt located in the foothills of the Atlas mountains. The movie is a multi-narrative drama following a diverse ensemble of characters and their prospective lives in M...
Though set in Abu Dhabi, the majority of the second movie of Sex and the city was filmed in Morocco. If you’ve traveled to Marrakech, you might have noticed how familiar a lot of the scenes’ backdrops look. The movie starts with the Marrakech Menara airport and then moves to the vibrant souks of Marrakech’s old medina. The Taj Palace hotel in Palme...
The fifth installment of the widely popular Mission Impossible franchise was largely filmed all across the Moroccan kingdom. Many of the film’s scenes were shot in the Marrakech stadium, the Marrakech highway, as well as the curved edges of the Atlas Mountains near the city. The action spy movie starring Tom Cruise as IMF agent Ethan Hunt features ...
Sep 29, 2016 · Read our guide to the films you must see before visiting Marrakech and spot the film sets when you arrive!
- Mandy Sinclair
Maryam’s production company, MaraKesh Films, is dedicated to making sure women and minorities are behind and in front of the camera.
THE DAY I DIED THE COLOR OF LOVE
Films produced by Marakesh Films Visibility Filters Sort by Popularity Service Genre Decade The Persian Version (2023) Circumstance (2011) Viper Club (2018) The Day I Died (2006)
Nov 27, 2023 · On the schedule for the the International Film Festival of Marrakech is a meticulously curated competition featuring 14 first and second films from around the globe, unveiled in exclusive previews during the festival.
