Mektoub, My Love: Canto Uno (2020)

  • 18A
  • 03/06/2020 (CA)
  • Romance, Drama
  • 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.

Abdellatif Kechiche

Screenplay, Director

François Bégaudeau

Novel

Ghalya Lacroix

Screenplay

Cast

Shaïn Boumedine's headshot

Shaïn Boumedine

Amin
Ophélie Bau's headshot

Ophélie Bau

Ophélie
Salim Kéchiouche's headshot

Salim Kéchiouche

Tony
Lou Luttiau's headshot

Lou Luttiau

Céline
Alexia Chardard's headshot

Alexia Chardard

Charlotte
Hafsia Herzi's headshot

Hafsia Herzi

Camélia
Delinda Kechiche's headshot

Delinda Kechiche

Amin's mother
Kamel Saadi's headshot

Kamel Saadi

Kamel

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