Mektoub, My Love: Canto Uno

Mektoub, My Love: Canto Uno

Mektoub, My Love: Canto Uno

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Mektoub, My Love: Canto Uno

"For love, only Mektoub can decide."

2018

2h 54m

6.7(338 votes)

Romance

Drama

Overview

Amin, an aspiring screenwriter living in Paris, returns home for the summer, in Sète, 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.

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France 2 Cinéma

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Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Shaïn Boumedine

Shaïn Boumedine

Amin

Ophélie Bau

Ophélie Bau

Ophélie

Salim Kéchiouche

Salim Kéchiouche

Tony

Lou Luttiau

Lou Luttiau

Céline

Alexia Chardard

Alexia Chardard

Charlotte

Hafsia Herzi

Hafsia Herzi

Camélia

Delinda Kechiche

Delinda Kechiche

Amin's mother

Kamel Saadi

Kamel Saadi

Kamel

Hatika Karaoui

Hatika Karaoui

Tony's mother

Meleinda Elasfour

Meleinda Elasfour

Mel

Creative team

Directed by: Abdellatif Kechiche
Written by: Abdellatif Kechiche
Ghalya Lacroix
Produced by: Abdellatif Kechiche
Jérôme Seydoux

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