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Set in arid Tunisia, tall, quiet Malik (Antonin Stahly-Vishwanadan), a 30-year-old Parisian architect, returns to his homeland after the death of his father. He’s greeted warmly by his over-bearing, petulant mother (Cardinale) and is immediately confronted with her expectation that he stay and get married. This now strange world of his youth, his mother’s pressure and his barely hidden homosexuality set off anxiety attacks in Malik, who finally finds relief when he meets the darkly handsome handyman, Balil (Salim Kechiouche). They begin a tentative relationship, but Islamic mores, a still class conscience society, and the ever-presence of his mother threaten their young love. The String is a forbidden love story as well as a character study of people lost in rapidly changing cultures. Don’t miss this engaging, insightful and undeniably sexy drama. (French, Arabic with English subtitles) Winner of Audience Award, Frameline: San Francisco International LGBT Film Festival 2010
Original Release
05/12/2009
US Release
10/19/2010
Cast
Name | Character |
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Claudia Cardinale | Sara |
Antonin Stahly Viswanadhan | Malik |
Salim Kechiouche | Bilal |
Driss Ramdi | Hakim |
Ramla Ayari | Siryne |
Ali Mrabet | Wassim |
Abir Bennani | Leïla |
Rihab Mejri | Wafa |
Lotfi Dziri | Abdelaziz |
Hosni Khaled | Moncef |
Directors
Writers
Mehdi Ben Attia, Olivier Laneurie
Cast
Name | Character |
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Claudia Cardinale | Sara |
Antonin Stahly Viswanadhan | Malik |
Salim Kechiouche | Bilal |
Driss Ramdi | Hakim |
Ramla Ayari | Siryne |
Ali Mrabet | Wassim |
Abir Bennani | Leïla |
Rihab Mejri | Wafa |
Lotfi Dziri | Abdelaziz |
Hosni Khaled | Moncef |
Anissa B'Diri | Aida |
Djaouida Vaughan | Frida |
Nejia Zemni | La grand-mère de Malik |
Mohamed Grayaâ | Le fou de la plage |
Hakim Boumsaoudi | Le premier amant |
Mehdi Ben Attia | Le médecin |
Ali Zaouche | Youssef |
Imen Cherif | La chanteuse au marriage |
Samia Rhaiem | Raja |
Mohamed Ali Cherif | Habib |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Anne-Cécile Berthomeau | Producer |
Denis Delcampe | Producer |
Farès Ladjimi | Producer |
Edouard Mauriat | Producer |