Jawad Rhalib (born 1965 in Morocco) is a Belgian-Moroccan filmmaker. [1] His films, which generally tackle the themes of human rights and social realism, [2] have been screened at numerous international film festivals [3] [4] and have received numerous awards. [5]
Rhalib was born in Morocco to Moroccan parents. He attended the Catholic University of Louvain-La-Neuve, graduating with a degree in communications. Before launching his film career in 1997, Rhalib was a journalist. [6]
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