A Tale of Love and Desire

Sep 1, 2021

1h 42m

★ 6.2

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.

Genres

Drama

Romance

Production Companies

Blue Monday Productions

ARTE

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Cast

Ahmed Ouannas

Sami Outalbali

Farah Kallel

Zbeida Belhajamor

Saidou

Diong-Kéba Tacu

Professeur Anne Morel

Aurélia Petit

Dalila

Mahia Zrouki

Karim

Bellamine Abdelmalek

Léa

Mathilde La Musse

Hakim

Samir Elhakim

Faouzia

Khemissa Zarouel

Malika

Sofia Lesaffre

Damien

Baptiste Carrion-Weiss

Garçon rue Mouffetard

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