Born in Casablanca in 1984, Kamal Lazraq graduated from La Fémis in 2011 after studying in the film direction department. His graduation short film “Drari” received the Cinéfondation Second Prize in Cannes, and the Short Film Grand Prize at the Entrevues de Belfort Film Festival. In 2013, Lazraq directed another short film, “Moul Lkelb” (The Man with a Dog), which received numerous awards in international film festivals. “Hounds” is his first feature film. It received the 2021 Gan Foundation for Cinema grant and the Un Certain Regard Jury Award in Cannes Film Festival in 2023.