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Ahmed Bouanani

Ahmed Bouanani, Moroccan filmmaker (died 2011)

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Born
November 16, 1938
Died
February 6, 2011
Zodiac sign
Scorpio
Birth year
1938

About Ahmed Bouanani

Ahmed Bouanani was a Moroccan film director, poet and novelist. He was one of the most influential filmmakers in Morocco and is considered to be one of the country's pioneers. His film The Mirage is often considered to be one of the greatest achievements in Moroccan film history, being selected as one of the 100 best and most important films in North Africa and the Middle East by the 10th Dubai International Film Festival in 2013. Ahmed Bouanani (Casablanca, 16 November 1938 - Demnate, 6 February 2011) was a Moroccan film director, poet and novelist. Ahmed Bouanani also continued contributing to Moroccan films including as an actor and artistic director in Farida Benlyazid's feature film A Door to the Sky (1989). Today Ahmed Bouanani's daughter Touda Bouanani is also a filmmaker, and the keeper of the family archives.

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Ahmed Bouanani timeline

  1. Ahmed Bouanani (Casablanca, 16 November 1938 - Demnate, 6 February 2011) was a Moroccan film director, poet and novelist.
  2. Ahmed Bouanani also continued contributing to Moroccan films including as an actor and artistic director in Farida Benlyazid's feature film A Door to the Sky (1989).

The world when Ahmed Bouanani was born

Ahmed Bouanani was born in 1938. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1938

  • #1 song"A-Tisket, A-Tasket" – Ella Fitzgerald
  • Top movieThe Adventures of Robin Hood
  • Best-selling bookRebecca – Daphne du Maurier

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentJoe Louis knocks out Max Schmeling in round 1
  • Top headlineWar of the Worlds broadcast causes nationwide panic
  • Technology milestoneNuclear fission discovered
  • Defining fadSuperman debuts in Action Comics #1
  • Notable inventionInstant coffee (Nescafé)
  • World population2.30 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderFranklin D. Roosevelt
  • Sports championNew York Yankees (World Series)
  • U.S. population129.8M

1938 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Ahmed Bouanani's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19382026
Gas$0.20$3.45/gal
Average home$5,100$435,000
Average income$2,800$67,500
Minimum wage$0.25$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$0.25$11.95
Postage stamp$0.03$0.73
Population129.8M341 million

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