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 collection of sensual and erotic Arab literature he never imagined existed, Ahmed falls head over heels in love with Farah, and although literally overwhelmed with desire, he will try to resist it.

A movie by Leyla BOUZID

starring Sami Outalbali, Zbeida Belhajamor, Diong-Kéba Tacu, Aurélia Petit

France, 2021, Fiction, 1h42 VO French / Arabic

PRODUCERS
Sandra da Fonseca
Bertrand Gore
Nathalie Mesuret

DIRECTOR
Leyla Bouzid

SCREENPLAY
Leyla Bouzid

CINEMATOGRAPHY
Sébastien Goepfert

EDITING
Lilian Corbeille

SOUND
Nassim El Mounabbih
Antoine Baudouin
Niels Barletta

PRODUCTION DESIGN
Léa Philippon

MUSIC
Lucas Gaudin

CAST
Sami Outalbali (Ahmed)
Zbeida Belhajamor (Farah)
Diong-Kéba Tacu (Saidou)
Aurélia Petit (Professor Morel)
Mahia Zrouki
Bellamine Abdelmalek
Mathilde La Musse
Samir Elhakim
Sofia Lesaffre

Contacts

PRODUCTION
BLUE MONDAY PRODUCTIONS
Sandra da Fonseca | Tel :+33 1 42 77 56 31 | bluemonday@bluemonday.fr

CO-PRODUCTION
ARTE FRANCE CINEMA
Olivier Père / Rémi Burah | Tel. +33 1 55 00 71 45 | c-jung@artefrance.fr

DISTRIBUTION
PYRAMIDE DISTRIBUTION
Roxane Arnold | Tel: +33 6 86 90 88 68 | rarnold@pyramidefilms.com

2021 : Carthage Film Festival
*Competition

2021 | 60th Critics Week (Cannes, France) | July 7 to 15, 2021)
* 2021 Selection - Special screening
* Closing Film
* WORLD PREMIERE

2021 | FESPACO 2021