Mektoub, My Love: Canto Uno

Directed by Abdellatif Kechiche, this 181-minute French-Italian film follows Amin, an aspiring screenwriter returning to his hometown of Sète on France's Southern coast, as he navigates destiny through sun-soaked beaches and nightclubs. More than a story of spiritual enlightenment, it is an extraordinary portrayal of class, social, and racial tensions in the French-Arab world in the aftermath of the Gulf War. Screening in French and Arabic with English subtitles.