''A Tale of Love and Desire'' (french: Une histoire d'amour et de désir) is a 2021 Tunisian drama film directed by

Leyla Bouzid Leyla Bouzid (born 1984 in Tunis), is a Tunisian screenwriter and film director. Early life and education Born in Tunis in 1984, Bouzid is the daughter of the director Nouri Bouzid. She grew up in Tunisia, spending her adolescence in Tunis. Af ...

and co-produced by Sandra da Fonseca and Olivier Père. The film stars

Sami Outalbali Sami Outalbali (born 19 March 1999) is a French actor. He rose to prominence for portraying Ilyes on the OCS drama series ' (2016–2019) and gained international recognition for his role as Rahim in the Netflix comedy-drama series ''Sex Education ...

and in the lead roles whereas Diong-Kéba Tacu,

Aurélia Petit Aurélia Petit (18 April 1971) is a French actress. In the year 1984, Petit began her theater career. For a year, she went to theater school with the famous Niels Arestrup. Since 1993, she has been seen in French television shows and movies. In ...

, Mahia Zrouki and Bellamine Abdelmalek made supportive roles. 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. The film made its premiere on 1 September 2021. The film received positive reviews from critics. The film was selected in the official competition for Best feature film and for the Golden Stallion of Yennenga for Best film.

Cast

as Ahmed Ouannas * Zbeida Belhajamor as Farah Kallel * Diong-Kéba Tacu as Saidou *

as Professeur Anne Morel * Mahia Zrouki as Dalila * Bellamine Abdelmalek as Karim * Mathilde Lamusse as Léa * Samir El Hakim as Hakim * Khemissa Zarouel as Faouzia * Sofia Lesaffre as Malika * Baptiste Carrion-Weiss as Damien * Charles Poitevin as Garçon rue Mouffetard * Omar Khasb as Garçon bagarre cité * Zaineb Bouzid as Chiraz

Reception

In France, the film averages 4/5 on the AlloCiné from 25 press reviews. On

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, 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

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, the rating is 6.0/10.

References

External links

* Tunisian drama films 2021 films 2021 drama films French drama films 2020s French films Films set in Paris {{Tunisia-film-stub