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Mektoub, My Love: Canto Uno(2017)
Status: Released
Date: 2017-09-07
67%
314 Votes
Time: 3h 1m
Overview:
Amin, an aspiring screenwriter living in Paris, returns home for the summer, to a fishing village in the South of France. It is a time of reconnecting with his family and his childhood friends. Together with his cousin Tony and his best friend Ophélie, he spends his time between the Tunisian restaurant run by his parents, the local bars and the beaches frequented by girls on holiday. Enchanted by the many female characters who surround him, Amin remains in awe of these summer sirens while his dionysiac cousin throws himself into their carnal delights with euphoria. Armed with his camera and guided by the bright simmer light of the Mediterranean coast, Amin pursues his philosophical quest while gathering inspiration for his screenplays. When it comes to love, only Mektoub (‘destiny' in Arabic) can decide.
Languages: Arabic, French, English.
Countries:
France,
Italy
Revenue: $1,200,387.00
ProductionCompanies: 
Quat'sous Films
Bianca Film
Nuvola Film
Good Films
Région Provence Côte d'Azur
Région Occitaine
Movie: Mektoub, My Love: Canto Uno
Top 10 Billed Cast
Shaïn Boumedine
Amin
Ophélie Bau
Ophélie
Salim Kéchiouche
Tony
Lou Luttiau
Céline
Alexia Chardard
Charlotte
Hafsia Herzi
Camélia
Hatika Karaoui
Tony's mother
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Overview
Amin, an aspiring screenwriter living in Paris, returns home for the summer, to a fishing village in the South of France. It is a time of reconnecting with his family and his childhood friends. Together with his cousin Tony and his best friend Ophélie, he spends his time between the Tunisian restaurant run by his parents, the local bars and the beaches frequented by girls on holiday. Enchanted by the many female characters who surround him, Amin remains in awe of these summer sirens while his dionysiac cousin throws himself into their carnal delights with euphoria. Armed with his camera and guided by the bright simmer light of the Mediterranean coast, Amin pursues his philosophical quest while gathering inspiration for his screenplays. When it comes to love, only Mektoub (‘destiny' in Arabic) can decide.
Release Date
2017-09-07
Average
6.7
Rating:
3.4 startsTagline
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Languages:
العربيةFrançaisEnglish
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