The Salt of Tears

The Salt of Tears

100 mins | Drama | Oct. 14, 2020

Luc travels to Paris for the first time to sit the entrance exam for a carpentry school. There he meets Djemila, a young worker with whom he enjoys a short romance, before returning to his home town and beginning a relationship with Geneviève, whom he has known since childhood. Caught between two passions, Luc runs, resolving to fulfil his father's dreams by devoting himself to his future... until finally, he experiences true love.

The Salt of Tears

100 mins | Drama | Oct. 14, 2020

The Salt of Tears
Luc travels to Paris for the first time to sit the entrance exam for a carpentry school. There he meets Djemila, a young worker with whom he enjoys a short romance, before returning to his home town and beginning a relationship with Geneviève, whom he has known since childhood. Caught between two passions, Luc runs, resolving to fulfil his father's dreams by devoting himself to his future... until finally, he experiences true love.
IMDb rating 6.1
Producers ARTE, Rectangle Productions, RTS, Close Up Films
Original title Le Sel des larmes
Directors Paolo Trotta, Laura Tuillier, Laetitia Dom, Philippe Garrel
Writers Philippe Garrel, Arlette Langmann, Jean-Claude Carrière

Cast

Oulaya Amamra

as Djemila

Louise Chevillotte

as Geneviève

Souheila Yacoub

as Betsy

André Wilms

as Luc’s Father

Aline Belibi

as Alice

Martin Mesnier

as Paco

Teddy Chawa

as Jean-René

Stefan Crepon

as Victor

Michel Charrel

as Receptionist

Lucie Epicureo

as Lucie

Alice Rahimi

as Jasmine

Alban Guyon

as Examiner

Hammou Graïa

as Djemila's Father

Bénédicte Choisnet

as Street Girl

Jean Chevalier

as (voice)