# Mektoub, My Love: Canto Uno (2018)

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**Runtime**: 174 min
**Genres**: Romance, Drama
**Directed by**: Abdellatif Kechiche
**Written by**: Abdellatif Kechiche, Ghalya Lacroix
**Starring**: Shaïn Boumedine, Ophélie Bau, Salim Kéchiouche, Lou Luttiau, Alexia Chardard, Hafsia Herzi

> *For love, only Mektoub can decide.*

## Synopsis (in-house rewrite)

A desert romance seasoned like over-salted fries. Amin, a frustrated writer, summers in Sète reconnecting with family, friends and flirtations around the harbour. Turns out family barbecues and bar flirtations can’t be scripted from a Paris café.

**Mood tags**: bittersweet, outsider, slow-burn, tender

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