A Tale of Love and Desire (2021)1h42
Drama · Romance
Director Leyla Bouzid
Also directed As I Open My Eyes, In a Whisper, Shudders, and 1 more
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.
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Cast
Sami Outalbali
Zbeida Belhajamor
Diong-Kéba Tacu
Aurélia Petit
Mahia Zrouki
Bellamine Abdelmalek
Mathilde La Musse
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