The Names of Love

Nov 24, 2010

1h 40m

★ 7.2

Make love, not war

Overview

Bahia Benmahmoud, a free-spirited young woman, has a particular way of seeing political engagement, as she doesn't hesitate to sleep with those who don't agree with her to convert them to her cause - which is a lot of people, as all right-leaning people are concerned. Generally, it works pretty well. Until the day she meets Arthur Martin, a discreet forty-something who doesn't like taking risks. She imagines that with a name like that, he's got to be slightly fascist. But names are deceitful and appearances deceiving.

Genres

Drama

Comedy

Romance

Production Companies

Delante Films

TF1 Droits Audiovisuels

TPS Star

Canal+

The Names of Love Trailers

Cast

Arthur Martin

Jacques Gamblin

Bahia Benmahmoud

Sara Forestier

Mohamed Benmahmoud, le père de Bahia

Zinedine Soualem

Lucien Martin, le père d'Arthur

Jacques Boudet

Cécile Benhmamoud, la mère de Bahia

Carole Franck

Annette Martin, la mère d'Arthur

Michèle Moretti

Annette à 30 ans

Julia Vaidis-Bogard

Nassim

Nabil Massad

Hassan Hassini

Zakariya Gouram

Arthur Martin adolescent

Adrien Stoclet

Arthur Martin enfant

Camille Gigot

Bahia Benmahmoud enfant

Laura Genovino

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