MEKTOUB, MY LOVE: CANTO UNO
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 |