String, The
TLA ReleasingSet in arid Tunisia, tall, quiet Malik (Antonin Stahly-Vishwanadan), a 30-year-old Parisian architect, returns to his homeland after the death of his father. Hes greeted warmly by his over-bearing, petulant mother (Cardinale) and is immediately confronted with her expectation that he stay and get married. This now strange world of his youth, his mothers pressure and his barely hidden homosexuality set off anxiety attacks in Malik, who finally finds relief when he meets the darkly handsome handyman, Balil (Salim Kechiouche). They begin a tentative relationship, but Islamic mores, a still class conscience society, and the ever-presence of his mother threaten their young love.The String is a forbidden love story as well as a character study of people lost in rapidly changing cultures. Dont miss this engaging, insightful and undeniably sexy drama.
Information
- Director: Mehdi Ben Attia
- Writer: Mehdi Ben Attia
- Writer: Olivier Laneurie
- Length: 1 hrs. 33 mins.
- Rating: NR
- Released: Oct 19 2010
- Production Year: 2009
- TLA SKU: 1745748
- Custodian of Records:
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Reviews
3 Reviews for String, The
Write a ReviewReview by Raymond Murray
In-House Review - Jan 12 2012
Review by Spongey
Review by Amos Lassen
Gay in Tunisia
Amos Lassen
Young and handsome Malik returns home to Tunisia from France to take up work as an architect. His father died an... Read More