Alaa Eddine Aljem (Arabic: علاء الدين الجم), is a Moroccan director[1] and screenwriter.
After working as a scriptwriter and assistant director for film and television, he founded the production company Le Moindre Geste in Casablanca alongside producer Francesca Duca.
[3] In 2016, he was chosen by Screen International Magazine as one of the five rising stars of the Arab world.
The film was nominated for the Caméra d'Or and was also screened at several festivals in Europe, America, Asia and Australia.
The film was also well received by critics[6][7] and the public[8] and was selected to represent Morocco at the Oscars in 2021.