RomanceDrama

The String

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.

Release Date : 2009-05-12

Language :French

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Need ProductionsPropaganda PicturesMille et une productions

Production Country : FranceBelgiumTunisia

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Character Name : Sara

Original Name : Claudia Cardinale

Gender : Female

Character Name : Malik

Original Name : Antonin Stahly-Vishwanadan

Gender : Male

Character Name : Bilal

Original Name : Salim Kéchiouche

Gender : Male

Character Name :

Original Name : Driss Ramdi

Gender : Male

Character Name :

Original Name : Ramla Ayari

Gender : Male

Character Name :

Original Name : Ali Mrabet

Gender : Male

Character Name :

Original Name : Abir Bennani

Gender : Male

Character Name :

Original Name : Rihab Mejri

Gender : Male

Character Name :

Original Name : Lotfi Dziri

Gender : Male

Character Name :

Original Name : Mehdi Ben Attia

Gender : Male

Reviews

CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2023-08-07

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.