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Mektoub, My Love: Intermezzo (2019)

Mektoub, My Love: Intermezzo poster
Directed by
Abdellatif Kechiche
Genre
comedy drama
Country
France
Runtime
3h 32m
Rating
4.4 of 10 from 19 voters
Elsewhere
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How it feels

The film follows a young man who returns to his hometown in the south of France during the summer of 1994. He reconnects with friends and family, and becomes entangled in romantic and sexual encounters.

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What happens

Mektoub, My Love: Intermezzo is a 2019 French erotic drama film produced, co-written, and directed by Abdellatif Kechiche. The film is a sequel to Kechiche's 2017 film Mektoub, My Love: Canto Uno, and like its predecessor, is based on the novel La Blessure, la vraie written by François Bégaudeau. It stars Shaïn Boumedine, Ophélie Bau, Salim Kechiouche, Alexia Chardard, Lou Luttiau and Hafsia Herzi. The film had its world premiere in the main competition of the 2019 Cannes Film Festival, where it was widely panned. The film also received controversy surrounding the off-set treatment of Bau. As of 2026, the film has not been released beyond its premiere. A third and final film (Mektoub, My Love: Canto Due) wrapped filming simultaneously and remained in post-production for six years, following legal troubles with Kechiche's production company, until its world premiere at the 78th Locarno Film Festival in 2025. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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