The String
Directed by Mehdi Ben Attia
Produced by Need Productions, Propaganda Pictures
A tender yet fraught romance between two men constrained by family expectation, grief, and the closet, set against the backdrop of a bourgeois Tunisian household.
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.
Essence
Ensemble
Like The String
Nearest across the full emotional profile.
Same Mood as The String
Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.
Like The String, But Darker
Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.
Like The String, But Lighter
Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.
Like The String, But Less Popular
Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.
