Mektoub, My Love: Canto Due

"Mektoub has its own rules."

2025 2h 19m FR

😐

6.1

MID

★6.1TMDB · 25

RomanceDramaComedy

Synopsis

Spoiler shield

Amin returns to Sète after studying in Paris, still dreaming of cinema. By chance, an American producer on vacation takes an interest in his project and wants his wife, Jess, to play the lead role. But fate, whimsical as ever, has its own rules.

“Mektoub has its own rules.”

WhatsApp X Facebook Telegram

Cast

Shaïn Boumedine
Amin
Jodi Taylor
Jessica Patterson
Salim Kéchiouche
Tony
André Jacobs
Jack Patterson
Ophélie Bau
Ophélie
Dany Martial
Dany
Delinda Kechiche
Amin's mother
Alexia Chardard
Charlotte

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Abdellatif Kechiche
Writers: Abdellatif Kechiche, Ghalya Lacroix
Languages: Arabic, English, French
Countries: France

Want more? Switch to Cinephile mode in the header for DP, composer, budget, box office, production companies, keywords, and release history.

Did you know?

Fun facts 🍿

1 / 8

ERA

Did you know

Released last year.

MoodPlayr · trivia#01

2 / 8

WORLD

Did you know

Dialogue crosses 3 languages: Arabic, English, French.

MoodPlayr · trivia#02

3 / 8

CINEMA

Did you know

Part of the "Mektoub, My Love Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

MoodPlayr · trivia#03

4 / 8

DIRECTOR

Did you know

Directed by Abdellatif Kechiche, shot by Marco Graziaplena. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

MoodPlayr · trivia#04

5 / 8

DIRECTOR

Did you know

Editor Luc Seugé shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

MoodPlayr · trivia#05

6 / 8

CAST

Did you know

Shaïn Boumedine and Jodi Taylor and Salim Kéchiouche carry the top of the cast.

MoodPlayr · trivia#06

7 / 8

FACT

Did you know

Marketing tagline: "Mektoub has its own rules.".

MoodPlayr · trivia#07

8 / 8

WILD

Did you know

IMDB entry: tt21811188 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

MoodPlayr · trivia#08

Cinephile deep dive

The take

Abdellatif Kechiche directs. Marco Graziaplena behind the camera. Luc Seugé cuts. Produced in France. Dialogue in Arabic, English, French.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released last year.
2Dialogue crosses 3 languages: Arabic, English, French.
3Part of the "Mektoub, My Love Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Directed by Abdellatif Kechiche, shot by Marco Graziaplena. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Editor Luc Seugé shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Shaïn Boumedine and Jodi Taylor and Salim Kéchiouche carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "Mektoub has its own rules.".
8IMDB entry: tt21811188 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 25 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Cinematography: Marco Graziaplena
Editing: Luc Seugé
Production design: Marcello Di Carlo
Sound: Rachele De Salvo
Runtime: 139 min · 2h 19m
Status: Released
Original language: FR
IMDB: Mektoub, My Love: Canto Due (2025)

Part of

Mektoub, My Love Collection

A two-film adaptation of François Bégaudeau's novel "The Injury", released between 2017 and 2025, separated by an interlude screened at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival, which has never been shown anywhere else.