Petit Ben
France
2000
90 Min
Color
French
Ben a young beur leads a life of crime and and trafficking. Then a former girlfriend reappears, leaving him on the arms a baby, she presents as his son. —Cinemotions
Ismael Ferroukhi was born in Kenitra, Morocco. After directing his first short film, L’Exposé, which premiered at Cannes in 1993, Ferroukhi co-wrote the script for Cédric Kahn’s feature film Trop de Bonheur (1994). In 1995, Ferroukhi wrote and directed the short film L’Inconnu, and went on to direct two films for television––Akim (1997) and Petit Ben (1998). Le Grand Voyage (2004) is his first feature-length film. —Africultures