Director

Narjiss Nejjar

Directing

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Directed movies: 5Directed series: 0All crew credits: 5

TMDB ID: 1591068

Known for: Directing

Born: January 1, 1971

Age: 55

Place of birth: Tangier, Morocco

Gender: Female

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 2003 - 2018

Years active: 16

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Biography

Born in 1971 in Tangier, Morocco, Narjiss Nejjar has made numerous documentaries, authored a novel, directed a trilogy of short films and is a screenwriter. Her first feature-length narrative film, ‘Les Yeux secs’ (2003), was selected for the Quinzaine des Réalisateurs at the Festival de Cannes and received numerous honors, including the Bayard d’Or for Best Screenplay. ‘Wake Up Morocco’ (2005) is her second feature-length fiction film. After participating in 2010 in the Terminus des Anges Collective, she directed ‘L’amant du Rif’ (2012), which was screened in official competition at several festivals.

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