Movie
A Tale of Love and Desire
Overview
Ahmed, 18, is French of Algerian origin. He grew up in the Parisian suburbs. On the benches of the university, he meets Farah, a young Tunisian full of energy recently arrived from Tunis. While discovering a body of sensual and erotic Arabic literature that he never knew existed, Ahmed falls deeply in love with this girl, and although literally overwhelmed by desire, he will try to resist it.
Details
- Release date
- 2021-09-01
- Runtime
- 102 min
- Genres
- Drama, Romance
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Blue Monday Productions, ARTE
- Country
- France, Tunisia
- Original language
- FR
Cast
- Sami Outalbali as Ahmed Ouannas
- Zbeida Belhajamor as Farah Kallel
- Diong-Kéba Tacu as Saidou
- Aurélia Petit as Professeur Anne Morel
- Mahia Zrouki as Dalila
- Bellamine Abdelmalek as Karim
- Mathilde La Musse as Léa
- Samir Elhakim as Hakim
- Khemissa Zarouel as Faouzia
- Sofia Lesaffre as Malika
- Baptiste Carrion-Weiss as Damien
- Charles Poitevin as Garçon rue Mouffetard
Crew
- Leyla Bouzid - Director
- Leyla Bouzid - Screenplay
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