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Ahmed Boulane

Ahmed Boulane

Actor · Born December 4, 1956 (69) · Salé, Morocco

Ahmed Boulane was born in Salé, Morocco. He was expelled from school three times, and was only 16 when they threw him out for good. However, this didn't stop him from learning to speak four languages fluently. Boulane was an actor with the Moroccan National Theater Company and the national Moroccan radio theater troupe from 1974 to 1977. His first job in the cinema was with Nabyl Lahlou in a wacky Moroccan movie, "Al-Kanfoudi". He was hired to play the part of a young, unemployed man, but Boulane found it impossible to leave the set once he had finished being an actor. He tried his hand at being a boom operator and grip (both of these too physically strenuous for him), and eventually finished the film as a floor assistant. But Ahmed Boulane had been bitten by the bug, a passion that has been the motor for a rich and varied career in cinema and television as actor, location manager, assistant director, casting director, and awarded screenwriter/director/producer. During the past 40 years he has worked on more than 50 feature films and documentaries and more than a hundred commercials, both Moroccan and international. The names of Giuliano Montaldo, Alan Pakula, Carlo Di Palma, Phillipe de Broca, Jean Delannoy, Nicholas Roeg, and William Friedkin appear on his long C.V. During the mid-90s he began to feel restless. He decided to add a nationality; he became an Irish citizen in 1995. And he decided he needed to direct his own projects. The result... in 1996 he created his production company, Boulane-O'Bryne Production (BO'B Prod), to produce "Voyage dans le Passé" ("Past Recollections") and "Ali, Rabiaa et les autres" ("Ali, Rabiaa and the Others"), two films that earned him both critical acclaim and the respect of the public. His film "Les anges de Satan" ("The Satanic Angels") was released in March, 2007. The film is based on a true story: the controversial arrest of fourteen young Moroccan hard rock musicians falsely accused of adhering to Satanism. His feature film "Le retour du fils" ("The Return of the Son") was selected as "Coup de coeur" in the 12th Marrakech International Film Festival in 2012. His latest film "La Isla" ("The Island"), a political comedy in co-production between Morocco and Spain, was selected as "Coup de coeur" in the 15th Marrakech International Film Festival in 2015 and won the best comedy award in a festival in Cordoba, Columbia. In 2019 he wrote his autobiography "Ma vie est belle", translated into English "What a Beautiful Life".

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Biography from IMDb.

Born
December 4, 1956 (69)
From
Salé, Morocco
Works as
Actor
Titles
11 on MovieCove · 30 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 157 days to Oct 28Down 24% in 30 days

What are Ahmed Boulane's films like?

Across a limited sample of 4 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
49%
Self
28%
Society
13%
Morality
10%
Purpose2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 4 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 3 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 0

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 1 · Charged 2 · Intense 1

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 1 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 0

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 0

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 1 · Relentless 0

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

A split, not a type: Casual 2 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 1

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

A split, not a type: Resolved 2 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 1

Moods and endings

endings shown from 5 titles

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Contemplative
2
Tense
2
Hopeful
2
Joyful
1
Romantic
1
Other
3

How their films linger

Thought-provoking2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Ahmed Boulane's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 6 of their 11 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (4).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Ahmed Boulane's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

30 credits, 11 with a MovieCove page.

  • The Things Left Unspoken(2026)

    as Hassan

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Calle Málaga(2025)

    as Abslam

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Islands(2025)

    as The Farmer

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • The Spy(2019)

    Show 2 episodes · as Abu Mahmoud

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • Perejil Island (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Director · Producer · Writer

  • La Main de Fadma (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Omar

  • Prisoners of the Sun(2013)

    as Pharaoh Consort

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Contagion(2011)

    as Doctor Haddad (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Journey to Mecca (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Casting

  • Whatever Lola Wants(2007)

    as Sleazy man

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Satan's Angels (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Director

  • The Story of 1 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Taverne Man (uncredited)

  • Iznogoud (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Casting

  • Ali, Rabiaa and the Others (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Director · Writer · as The buyer · as L'acheteur

  • The Harem of Madame Osmane (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Casting · as Angry Man · as Angry man

  • The Seventh Scroll (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Show 2 episodes · as Plane Mechanic

  • Furia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Casting

  • Hideous Kinky(1998)

    as Ben Said

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • The Bible Collection: Jeremiah(1998)

    Casting

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Solomon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Casting · as Farmir Sidon

  • Voyage dans le passé (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Director

  • Ouachtam (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Actor

  • David (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    as Richter # 1

  • The Shadow of the Pharaoh (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    as Archeologue

  • Il Conte Max (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    First Assistant Director

  • Deadline (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    as Al-Bakr

  • Ishtar(1987)

    Second Second Assistant Director · as Guerilla (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films

  • The Embers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Actor

  • Rollover(1981)

    as Student (Uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • al-Kanfoudi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 83rd percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 30 titles from 1978 to 2026; peak year 2025.

Biggest box office

The Things Left Unspoken (2026)

$8.2M worldwide

Highest rated

The Things Left Unspoken (2026)

Midcredits 73rd

Film career

19782026

Peak 2025 · steadily prominent in film for years. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting22 of 30: 18 only acting, 4 with another role · typical Midcredits score60thDirecting4 of 30: 2 only directing, 2 with another roleWriting2 of 30: 0 only writing, 2 with another roleProducing1 of 30: 0 only producing, 1 with another roleOther crew8 of 30: 5 only other crew, 3 with another role

30 titles, 5 with more than one role — acting and other crew overlap on 3 of them.

By decade

1970s1 · acting1980s4 · 4 acting · 1 crew1990s10 · 6 acting · 5 crew2000s7 · 4 acting · 5 crew2010s5 · 4 acting · 1 crew2020s3 · acting

Billing

usually 10th · top billed in 0% of 7 roles

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30.

How do Ahmed Boulane's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 60th percentile, the median of all 10; across a limited sample of 4 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 60th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

60thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Approval · how many liked their films

59thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Reach · how many have seen their films

81stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Midcredits score across 11 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up3
  • 50th to 74th4
  • 25th to 49th1
  • Below 25th3

Shape of the crowd

6 of their 11 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Panned1
  • Crowd Pleaser6
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed3

Most divisive · actor

Ishtar (1987)

78th percentile spread · 46% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Calle Málaga (2025)

Midcredits 88th · 76% liked

Reviewers score the acting 71/100 in their films, across 4 reviewed titles; fans 85, detractors 45. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Ahmed Boulane work with?

People who share at least 2 of Ahmed Boulane's MovieCove titles; Frantz Richard shares the most, 2.