The String (2009)

Original title

Le fil

Directed by

Mehdi Ben Attia

Genre

drama film, romance film, LGBTQ-related film

Country

Tunisia, France, Belgium

Runtime

1h 33m

Rating

6.7 of 10 from 50 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A French man returns to his family home in Tunisia after his father's death. He reconnects with his mother and begins a romantic relationship with a local handyman.

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What happens

The String (French: Le Fil) is a 2009 French film with French and Arabic dialogue, directed by Mehdi Ben Attia and made in Belgium and Tunisia. It stars Claudia Cardinale, Antonin Stahly and Salim Kechiouche. Notably, much of the film was shot in Tunisia, the country of birth of the film's director, Mehdi Ben Attia as well as that of Claudia Cardinale. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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