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Mektoub, My Love: Canto Uno

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Mektoub, My Love: Canto Uno

Mektoub, My Love: Canto Uno

Mektoub, My Love: Canto Uno

original title:

Mektoub, My Love: Canto Uno

directed by:

Abdellatif Kechiche

cast:

Hafsia Herzi, Alexia Chardard, Shaïn Boumedine, Ophélie Bau, Salim Kechiouche, Lou Luttiau, Delinda Kechiche, Kamel Saadi, Hatika Karaoui, Meleinda Elasfour, Hamid Rahmi, Roméo De Lacour, Karina Kolokolchykova, Mohamed Souda, David Ribeiro, Lydia Bouchali Zemour, Thomas Fessard, Sieme Miladi

screenplay:

Abdellatif Kechiche, Ghalya Lacroix

cinematography:

Marco Graziaplena

editing:

Nathanaëlle Gerbeaux, Maria Giménez Cavallo

set design:

Michel Gionti, Michel Charvaz

music:

Rémi Barbot

producer:

Abdellatif Kechiche, Jérôme Seydoux, Ginevra Elkann, Francesco Melzi d'Eril, Donatella Botti, Amedeo Bacigalupo, Ardavan Safaee, Riccardo Marchegiani

production:

Quat'sous films, Pathé Pictures, Good Films, Bianca Film, Nuvola Film, France 2 Cinéma

distribution:

Vision Distribution [Italy], Cineart [Belgium], Sphère Films [Canada], Russian World Vision [Estonia], Pathé Distribution [France], Lev Cinema [Israel], Russian World Vision [Latvia], Russian World Vision [Lithuania], Cineart [Netherlands], Leopardo Filmes [Portugal], Russian World Vision [Russia], Mcf Megacom Film [Serbia], Pathé Films [Switzerland], Fabula Film [Turkey], Russian World Vision [Ukraine], Curzon Film [United Kingdom]

world sales:

Pathé [France]

country:

France/Italy

year:

2017

film run:

175

format:

colour

release date:

24/05/2018

festivals & awards:

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.