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The String

2009 · 93 min · Director: Mehdi Ben Attia ★ IMDb 6.6 · 2,367 ratings

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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.

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The String (2009) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Empathy 30%, Love 25%, Sadness 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

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The strongest emotional signals are Empathy, Love, Sadness. Genres: Drama, Romance. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Empathy, Love and Sadness. Its IMDb rating of 6.6/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 67/100.

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Cast

AS
Antonin Stahly-Vishwanadan

DR
Driss Ramdi

DR
Driss Ramdi

RA
Ramla Ayari

AM
Ali Mrabet

AB
Abir Bennani

RM
Rihab Mejri

LD
Lotfi Dziri

LD
Lotfi Dziri

MB
Mehdi Ben Attia

Details

Directed by
Mehdi Ben Attia
Type
Movies
Released
2009
Runtime
93 min
Country
France, Belgium, Tunisia
Genres
Drama, Romance
Ratings
★ IMDb 6.6 · 2,367 ratings
Feels mostly
Empathy
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