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The Names of Love

The Names of Love

Make love, not war

20107.21h 40m

Overview

Bahia Benmahmoud, a free-spirited young woman, has a particular way of seeing political engagement, as she doesn't hesitate to sleep with those who don't agree with her to convert them to her cause - which is a lot of people, as all right-leaning people are concerned. Generally, it works pretty well. Until the day she meets Arthur Martin, a discreet forty-something who doesn't like taking risks. She imagines that with a name like that, he's got to be slightly fascist. But names are deceitful and appearances deceiving.

Directed by Michel Leclerc
Written by Michel Leclerc, Baya Kasmi
Produced by Caroline Adrian, Fabrice Goldstein, Antoine Rein
Box OfficeBudget: $4.6M0

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Top Cast

Jacques Gamblin

Jacques Gamblin

Arthur Martin

Sara Forestier

Sara Forestier

Bahia Benmahmoud

Zinedine Soualem

Zinedine Soualem

Mohamed Benmahmoud, le père de Bahia

Jacques Boudet

Jacques Boudet

Lucien Martin, le père d'Arthur

Carole Franck

Carole Franck

Cécile Benhmamoud, la mère de Bahia

Michèle Moretti

Michèle Moretti

Annette Martin, la mère d'Arthur

J

Julia Vaidis-Bogard

Annette à 30 ans

Nabil Massad

Nabil Massad

Nassim

Z

Zakariya Gouram

Hassan Hassini

Adrien Stoclet

Adrien Stoclet

Arthur Martin adolescent

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politicsvoting results

About The Names of Love

The Names of Love is a drama, comedy, romance film released in 2010 exploring themes of politics, voting results. Directed by Michel Leclerc, it stars Jacques Gamblin, Sara Forestier, Zinedine Soualem. Bahia Benmahmoud, a free-spirited young woman, has a particular way of seeing political engagement, as she doesn't hesitate to sleep with those who don't agree with her to convert them to her cause - which is a lot of people, as all right-leaning people are concerned. Generally, it works pretty well. Until the day she meets Arthur Martin, a discreet forty-something who doesn't like taking risks. She imagines that with a name like that, he's got to be slightly fascist. But names are deceitful and appearances deceiving.

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