A TALE OF LOVE AND DESIRE

By Leyla Bouzid

Year 2021

Running time 102’

With Sami Outalbali, Zbeida Belhajamor

Synopsis Ahmed, 18, French of Algerian origin, grew up in the suburbs of Paris. At the university, he meets Farah, a young Tunisian girl, full of energy, who has just arrived in Paris. While discovering a corpus of sensual and erotic Arabic literature he never imagined existed, Ahmed falls deep in love with Farah, and although literally overwhelmed with desire, he will try to resist it.

Produced by
Blue Monday Productions

Co-produced by
Arte France Cinéma

French Distribution  
Pyramide Distribution

International Sales
Pyramide International

Supported by
CNC, Canal+, Ciné+, Cinémage, Région Basse-Normandie

Cannes Film Festival 2021 - Critics' Week