Summary
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.
Good for
- Date night
- Friends night
- Pure escapism
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 59GoodWatch 61
IMDb6.6
Letterboxd · 857 ratings3.2/5
Audience score46%
Running time
1 h 33 min
Shorter than most romances, −14 min on the typical 107
typical 10793Half of all romances run 97–122 min.
Reach
Streams in 5 countries, rent or buy in 2 more
Released
2009
May 12, 2009
17 years ago
Genres
RomanceDramaLanguage
Arabic
Original language
Also spoken
FrenchMade in
- France
Belgium
Tunisia
Rated
No age rating yet.
What's in it
- ViolenceMild
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityModerate
- Dark themesModerate
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsDate NightFriends NightPartner WatchSolo WatchPure EscapismThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
Directing · 1
- Mehdi Ben Attia Director
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