Le Fil (2010)
Directed by Mehdi Ben Attia

Drama / Romance

aka: The String

Film Synopsis

After the death of his father, 30-something Malik returns to Tunisia, hoping to patch things up with his mother. He wants desperately to love her, but he cannot and finds that he has to hide his true feelings. Then he meets Bilal and everything suddenly becomes possible. In the torrid heat of a Tunisian summer, the young architect, his gay lover and his mother finally discover the happiness that each has longed for...

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Film Credits

Director: Mehdi Ben Attia
Script: Mehdi Ben Attia, Olivier Laneurie
Cinematographer: Sofian El Fani
Music: Karol Beffa
Cast: Claudia Cardinale (Sara), Antonin Stahly Viswanadhan (Malik), Salim Kechiouche (Bilal), Driss Ramdi (Hakim), Ramla Ayari (Siryne), Ali Mrabet (Wassim), Abir Bennani (Leila), Rihab Mejri (Wafa), Lotfi Dziri (Abdelaziz), Hosni Khaled (Moncef), Anissa B'Diri (Aida), Djaouida Vaughan (Frida), Nejia Zemni (La grand-mère de Malik), Mohamed Graïaa (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)
Country: France / Belgium / Tunisia
Language: French / Arabic
Support: Color
Runtime: 93 min
Aka: The String

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