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A Tale of Love and Desire
A Tale of Love and Desire

A Tale of Love and Desire

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DramaRomance

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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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Budget

$--

Revenue

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Status

Released

Original Language

French

Runtime

102 mins

Rating

6.2/10

Release Date

01 September 2021

Country

France

Cast

Sami Outalbali

Sami Outalbali

Ahmed Ouannas

Zbeida Belhajamor

Zbeida Belhajamor

Farah Kallel

Diong-Kéba Tacu

Diong-Kéba Tacu

Saidou

Aurélia Petit

Aurélia Petit

Professeur Anne Morel

Mahia Zrouki

Mahia Zrouki

Dalila

Bellamine Abdelmalek

Bellamine Abdelmalek

Karim

Mathilde La Musse

Mathilde La Musse

Léa

Samir Elhakim

Samir Elhakim

Hakim

Khemissa Zarouel

Khemissa Zarouel

Faouzia

Sofia Lesaffre

Sofia Lesaffre

Malika

Baptiste Carrion-Weiss

Baptiste Carrion-Weiss

Damien

Charles Poitevin

Charles Poitevin

Garçon rue Mouffetard

Omar Khasb

Omar Khasb

Garçon bagarre cité

Zaineb Bouzid

Zaineb Bouzid

Chiraz

Céline Rotard

Céline Rotard

Secrétaire UFR

Chakib Daou

Chakib Daou

Serveur Folies

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