Movie·2021·1h 42m
A Tale of Love and Desire
Country
France
Language
Arabic
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The Story
Original title: Une histoire d'amour et de désir
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.
Producer
Sandra da Fonseca
Cinematography
Sébastien Goepfert
Editor
Lilian Corbeille
Themes
Production House
Audience Score
83 votes
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// cast
Cast
Sami Outalbali
Ahmed Ouannas
Zbeida Belhajamor
Farah Kallel
Diong-Kéba Tacu
Saidou
Aurélia Petit
Professeur Anne Morel
Mahia Zrouki
Dalila
Bellamine Abdelmalek
Karim
Mathilde La Musse
Léa
Samir Elhakim
Hakim
Khemissa Zarouel
Faouzia
Sofia Lesaffre
Malika
Baptiste Carrion-Weiss
Damien
Charles Poitevin
Garçon rue Mouffetard
Omar Khasb
Garçon bagarre cité
Zaineb Bouzid
Chiraz
Céline Rotard
Secrétaire UFR
Chakib Daou
Serveur Folies
Morgane Hainaux
Servuese Bar
Yassina Bendadda
Serveuse Bar
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Crew
Leyla Bouzid
Director, Screenplay
Lilian Corbeille
Editor
Sébastien Goepfert
Director of Photography
Sandra da Fonseca
Producer
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