A Tale of Love and Desire

A Tale of Love and Desire

2021•1h 42m•6.2/10

DramaRomance

Ratings

🎬TMDb

6.2/10(82)

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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Production

Blue Monday Productions, ARTE

Language

FR

Status

Released

Release Date

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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

Faouzia

Sofia Lesaffre

Sofia Lesaffre

Malika

Baptiste Carrion-Weiss

Baptiste Carrion-Weiss

Damien

Charles Poitevin

Garçon rue Mouffetard

Omar Khasb

Garçon bagarre cité

Zaineb Bouzid

Chiraz

Céline Rotard

Secrétaire UFR

Chakib Daou

Serveur Folies

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