Farida Bourquia

Farida Bourquia studied at Russian Institute of Theatre Arts. The recorded working language is Arabic, Berber and Russian. The field of work recorded is film direction and screenwriting. Works named in the authority record are Dawayir Al Zaman and Deux femmes sur la route.

• Name — Farida Bourquia • Born — 23 January 1948 • Birthplace — Casablanca, Morocco • Citizenship — Moroccan • Occupation — film director • Known for — Le dernier aveu [The last promise], La bague [The ring], Je ne reviendrai pas [I will not come back], Le visage et le miroir [The face and the mirror], La boite magique [The magic box], La maison demandée [The popular house] • Education — Russian Institute of Theatre Arts • Notable Works — La braise

After studying drama in Russian Institute of Theatre Arts from 1968 to 1973, Bourquia taught dramatic arts at the Conservatory of Casablanca. For most of her career, she has worked for the public broadcaster, Radiodiffusion-Télévision Marocaine, making documentaries and children's programs. For International Women's Year in 1975, Bourquia made several documentaries about Moroccan women - the first Moroccan documentaries to be entirely produced and directed by a woman. Her 1982 feature film The Embers told the story of three orphaned village children. Two Women on the Road (2007) was "a Moroccan version of the American classic female road movie, Thelma and Louise".

• Le dernier aveu [The last promise] • La bague [The ring] • Je ne reviendrai pas [I will not come back] • Le visage et le miroir [The face and the mirror] • La boite magique [The magic box] • La maison demandée [The popular house]

• 1982: La braise • 2007: Deux femmes sur la route • 2014: Zaynab, la rose d'Aghmat