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A Tale of Love and Desire

2021 · 102 min

A tender, sensual coming-of-age that lingers on desire held in check, with the quiet ache of a young man learning to want.

Directed by
Leyla Bouzid
Genres
Drama, Romance
Starring
Sami Outalbali, Zbeida Belhajamor, Diong-Kéba Tacu
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.

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Directed by
Leyla Bouzid
Genres
Drama, Romance
Starring
Sami Outalbali, Zbeida Belhajamor, Diong-Kéba Tacu
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How it feels

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Tone
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • coming-of-age
  • love
  • identity
  • sexuality
  • family
Places
  • big city
  • school
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour2
Realism8
Romance8
Tension5
Darkness3
Complexity6
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
drama, romance
Directed by
Leyla Bouzid
Written by
Leyla Bouzid
Starring
Sami Outalbali, Zbeida Belhajamor, Diong-Kéba Tacu, Aurélia Petit, Mahia Zrouki, Bellamine Abdelmalek, Mathilde La Musse, Samir Elhakim
Cinematography
Sébastien Goepfert
Runtime
102 min
Country
France, Tunisia
Languages
Arabic, French

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