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The String( 2009)

TV-MARomanceDrama
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Overview

Malik has a lot on his plate when he returns home to Tunisia after living in France. He's processing his father's death, he can't come out to his mother, and his childhood anxieties have resurfaced. But all of Malik's problems seem to fade away when he falls for Bilal, the dreamy houseboy at his mother's bourgeois estate.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Claudia Cardinale

      Sara

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      Antonin Stahly-Vishwanadan

      Malik

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      Salim Kéchiouche

      Bilal

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      Driss Ramdi

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      Ramla Ayari

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      Ali Mrabet

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      Abir Bennani

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      Rihab Mejri

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      Lotfi Dziri

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      Mehdi Ben Attia

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    A review by CinemaSerf

    7
    Written by CinemaSerf on Mon Aug 07 2023
    Quite a classy little film, this one. "Malik" (Antonin Viswanadhan) returns from Paris to his home in Tunisia after the death of his father and falls in love with his mother's handyman "Bilal" (Salim Kechiouche). He doesn't so much come out to, as get caught out by, his mother - a still stunning Claudia Cardinale - and the story focuses on the personal and cultural hurdles not just current, but in his past, as they all come to terms. It's a beautifully shot, evenly paced story from a part of the world not often associated with this genre of cinema. Well worth a watch....

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

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    Revenue

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    Keywords

    • romance
    • in the closet
    • family