A Tale of Love and Desire (French: Une histoire d'amour et de désir) is a 2021 Tunisian drama film directed by Leyla Bouzid and co-produced by Sandra da Fonseca and Olivier Père.[1] The film stars Sami Outalbali and Zbeida Belhajamor [fr] in the lead roles whereas Diong-Kéba Tacu, Aurélia Petit, Mahia Zrouki and Bellamine Abdelmalek made supportive roles.[2][failed verification] The film revolves around a erotic Arabian love affair between Ahmed, a 18-year old, French of Algerian origin, and Farah, a young Tunisian girl.[3][4][5]
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French | Une histoire d'amour et de désir |
Directed by | Leyla Bouzid |
Written by | Leyla Bouzid |
Produced by | Sandra da Fonseca Olivier Père |
Starring | Sami Outalbali Zbeida Belhajamor Diong-Kéba Tacu Aurélia Petit Mahia Zrouki Bellamine Abdelmalek |
Cinematography | Sébastien Goepfert |
Edited by | Lilian Corbeille |
Music by | Lucas Gaudin |
Production companies | Blue Monday Productions Arte France Cinéma (co-production) |
Distributed by | Hakka Distribution (Tunisia) Pyramide Distribution (France) |
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Running time | 102 minutes |
Countries | France Tunisia |
Languages | French Arabic |
Box office | $193,359 |
The film has been shot in and around Cape Town, South Africa. The film made its premiere on 1 September 2021. The film received positive reviews from critics.[6] The film was selected in the official competition for Best feature film and for the Golden Stallion of Yennenga for Best film.[7]
In France, the film averages 4/5 on the AlloCiné from 25 press reviews.[8] On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, which categorizes reviews as positive or negative only, the film has an approval rating of 100% calculated based on 6 critics comments. By comparison, with the same opinions being calculated using a weighted arithmetic mean, the rating is 6.0/10.[9]
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