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Mektoub, My Love: Canto Uno

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2018 | 174 min | Romance, Drama

Weeknight Watch

Why it’s a Weeknight Watch

With a box office loss and little lasting buzz, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.

Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.

Is it for you?

Who'll love it
Made for romantics. If you loved God's Own Country, start here.
The mood
Warm and romantic.
The pace
Unhurried and epic, at 2 hr 54 min.
What might put you off
  • It's long: 2 hr 54 min.
  • It's in French, so expect subtitles (or a dub).

Amin, an aspiring screenwriter living in Paris, returns home for the summer, in Sète, South of France. It is a time of reconnecting with his family and his childhood friends. Together with his cousin Tony and his best friend Ophélie, he spends his time between the Tunisian restaurant run by his parents, the local bars and the beaches frequented by girls on holiday.

How it earned its rating

  • CriticsSolid

    59% on Rotten Tomatoes, 59 on Metacritic

  • AudiencesSolid

    6.7 out of 10

  • AwardsNot counted

    No major awards or nominations

  • Box office & staying powerBelow par

    $1 million worldwide on a $10 million budget; still draws a steady audience long after release

  • Buzz & cultural impactBelow par

    About 70K people sought it out in the past year

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Cast & crew

Directed by Abdellatif Kechiche

  • Shaïn BoumedineAmin
  • Ophélie BauOphélie
  • Salim KéchioucheTony
  • Lou LuttiauCéline
  • Alexia ChardardCharlotte
  • Hafsia HerziCamélia
  • Delinda KechicheAmin's mother
  • Kamel SaadiKamel
  • Hatika KaraouiTony's mother
  • Meleinda ElasfourMel