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MEKTOUB, MY LOVE: CANTO UNO

by Abdellatif Kechiche

synopsis

Amin, a young scriptwriter who has recently moved to Paris, heads down to his hometown on the Mediterranean for summer vacation. He spends his time at beaches and bars with childhood friends. One evening he meets Jasmine, whose singing he finds charming. With her, he wants to experience passion “like in the movies”. One encounter leads to another… Through his best friend, Amin is introduced to a big producer summering in his villa. The producer offers to finance Amin’s first film. With his film project, Jasmine and the producer’s wife who is now hitting on him, Amin finds himself confronted with several choices.

original title: Mektoub, My Love: Canto Uno
country: France, Italy
sales agent: Pathé International
year: 2017
genre: fiction
directed by: Abdellatif Kechiche
film run: 175'
release date: FR 21/03/2018, BE 2/05/2018, IT 24/05/2018, NL 19/07/2018, PT 31/01/2019, UK 15/02/2019, IE 15/02/2019
screenplay: Abdellatif Kechiche, Ghalya Lacroix
cast: Shaïn Boumedine, Ophélie Bau, Salim Kechiouche, Lou Luttiau, Alexia Chardard, Hafsia Herzi
cinematography by: Marco Graziaplena
film editing: Nathanaëlle Gerbeaux, Maria Giménez Cavallo
music: Rémi Barbot
producer: Abdellatif Kechiche, Ardavan Safaee, Jérôme Seydoux
co-producer: Amedeo Bacigalupo, Donatella Botti, Ginevra Elkann, Francesco Melzi d'Eril
associate producer: Michel Merkt
line producer: Riccardo Marchegiani
production: Quat'sous films, Pathé Films, France 2 Cinéma, Good Films
distributor: Pathé Distribution, Vision Distribution, Cinéart Netherlands B.V., Curzon Artificial Eye, Leopardo Filmes

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