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Mahmoud Frites | |
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محمود فريطس | |
| Born | March 10, 1961 Salé, Morocco |
| Occupation(s) | Film director, screenwriter |
| Years active | 2000s–present |
Mahmoud Frites (Arabic: محمود فريطس; born 10 March 1961) is a Moroccan film director and screenwriter. He is best known for the feature films Nancy et le monstre (2007), Ex Chamkar (2008), and La femme arabe (2020).[1]
Career
[edit]Frites’s first widely released feature, Nancy et le monstre (2007), starred Majdouline Idrissi and Hicham Bahloul and had a commercial run in Morocco.[2] He followed with Ex Chamkar (2008), a social drama that featured Rafik Boubker, Saïd Bey, and Majdouline Idrissi.[3]
The CCM film fiche credits Frites as the **composer** of the score for Nancy et le monstre (2007).[4]
Reception
[edit]Nancy et le monstre provoked debate in the Moroccan press: some praised its commercial success, while others criticized its artistic choices and Frites’s responses to criticism.[5] Ex Chamkar drew commentary noting its raw depiction of marginalized life but also critiques that it lacked plot coherence.[6]
Filmography
[edit]- Nancy et le monstre (2007) – director, screenwriter, composer[7]
- Ex Chamkar (2008) – director, screenwriter[8]
- La femme arabe (2020) – director, screenwriter[9]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Mahmoud FRITES". Centre cinématographique marocain (CCM).
- ^ "أسباب الخصام بين مخرج نانسي والوحش والصحافة". Hespress (in Arabic). 30 March 2008.
- ^ "إكس شمكار: شخصية بلا حبكة". Hespress (in Arabic). 3 May 2009.
- ^ "NANCY ET LE MONSTRE". Centre cinématographique marocain (CCM) (in French).
- ^ "أسباب الخصام بين مخرج نانسي والوحش والصحافة". Hespress (in Arabic). 30 March 2008.
- ^ "إكس شمكار: شخصية بلا حبكة". Hespress (in Arabic). 3 May 2009.
- ^ "NANCY ET LE MONSTRE". CCM (in French).
- ^ "EX CHAMKAR". CCM (in French).
- ^ "Mahmoud FRITES". Centre cinématographique marocain (CCM).