A Tale of Love and Desire
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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.
Status: Released
Released Date: 2021-09-01
Runtime: 102 mins
Director: Leyla Bouzid
Spoken language: العربية, Français
Genres: Drama, Romance
Original title: A Tale of Love and Desire
Production Companies: Blue Monday Productions, ARTE
Production Countries: France, Tunisia
Cast
Sami Outalbali
Zbeida Belhajamor
Diong-Kéba Tacu
Aurélia Petit
Mahia Zrouki
Bellamine Abdelmalek
Mathilde La Musse
Samir Elhakim
Khemissa Zarouel
Sofia Lesaffre
Baptiste Carrion-Weiss
Charles Poitevin
Omar Khasb
Zaineb Bouzid
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