In 2014, he directed his third short "Serial K.". The film was screened at the film days of Bejaia. After series of successful short films, he made his maiden feature film, "Abou Leila", a dark film. It was completely shot in his home country Algeria. The film later selected for the 58th Semaine de la Critique. The film was released in theaters on 15 July 2020. It was also selected to be screened in the International Critics' Week section at 2019 Cannes Film Festival. In November 2019, the film won the award for the Best Debut Film of a Director at 50th International Film Festival of India.