Completed - FRENCH - Drama - 150 minutes
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.
Year of production : 2017 Director(s) : Abdellatif KECHICHE Writer(s) : Abdellatif KECHICHE, Ghalya LACROIX Cast : Shaïn BOUMEDINE, Ophélie BAU, Salim KECHIOUCHE, Lou LUTTIAU, Alexia CHARDARD, Hafsia HERZI Producer(s) : Abdellatif KECHICHE
Amin, an aspiring screenwriter living inParis, returns home for the summer, toa fishing village in the South of France.It is a time of reconnecting with hisfamily and his childhood friends.Together with his cousin Tony and hisbest friend Ophélie, he spends histime between the Tunisian restaurantrun by his parents, the local barsand the beaches frequented by girlson holiday. Enchanted by the manyfemale characters who surround him,Amin remains in awe of these summersirens while his dionysiac cousin throwshimself into their carnal delights witheuphoria. Armed with his camera andguided by the bright simmer light of theMediterranean coast, Amin pursueshis philosophical quest while gatheringinspiration for his screenplays. When itcomes to love, only Mektoub (‘destinyin Arabic’) can decide. This coming-ofagesaga set in 1994 casts a nostalgicglow on the wonders of youth.
Country(ies) : FRANCE
Prix Lumières 2018Venice - Biennale 2017 (official competition)