A Tale of Love and Desire

A Tale of Love and Desire (2021)

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.

Date of release
2021-09-01
TMDB
6.2 / 10 (85)
Runtime
1h 42m
Genres
Drama, Romance
Director
Leyla Bouzid

Casting

  • 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

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