MEKTOUB MY LOVE, CANTO 1

By Abdellatif KECHICHE

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Drama - Completed 2017

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.

Festivals
& Awards

Venice - Biennale 2017
official competition
    • Year of production
    • 2017
    • Genres
    • Drama
    • Countries
    • FRANCE
    • Languages
    • FRENCH
    • Budget
    • 5 - 10 M$
    • Duration
    • 150 mn
    • Director(s)
    • Abdellatif KECHICHE
    • Writer(s)
    • Abdellatif KECHICHE, Ghalya LACROIX
    • Producer(s)
    • Abdellatif KECHICHE
    • Synopsis
    • 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. This coming-ofage
      saga set in 1994 casts a nostalgic
      glow on the wonders of youth.