The Path to Love (2001)
"Tarik El Hob" (original title)

This romantic-kitsch story goes from Paris to Marseille, from Amsterdam to Morocco via Jean Genet's grave in Larache, and on to Tangiers. The movie tells the story of an Algerian-French ... See full summary »

Director:

Rémi Lange

Writers:

Rémi Lange, Antoine Parlebas

Stars:

Karim Tarek, Riyad Echahi, Sihem Benamoune

3 wins.

Cast

Cast overview:
Karim Tarek	...	Karim
Riyad Echahi	...	Farid
Sihem Benamoune	...	Siam
Zakariya Gouram
Abdellah Taia	...	Moroccan Writer
Mustapha Khaddar	...	Naturist from Marseille
Farid Tali	...	French Writer
Mehdi Jouhar	...	Boy from social organization
Roschdy El Glaoui	...	Exhibitionist / artist
Mohamed Garca	...	27-year old Algerian Immigrant
Madjid	...	L'inconnu de Folies
Djamel Lempereur	...	Moroccan Guy
Ali Negrem	...	Moroccan Guy
Nordine Youcef	...	Moroccan Guy
Serge Feuillard	...	Photographer

Storyline

This romantic-kitsch story goes from Paris to Marseille, from Amsterdam to Morocco via Jean Genet's grave in Larache, and on to Tangiers. The movie tells the story of an Algerian-French heterosexual young man beginning a sociology study of gay islamic homosexualities and discovering gay love with a young French steward.

---

Plot Keywords:

islam | gay muslim | gay interest | coming out | north africa | 

---

Genres:

Drama

---

Details

Country:

France

Language:

Arabic French

Release Date:

1 December 2003 (South Korea)

Also Known As:

Tarik El Hob - Straße der Liebe

Filming Locations:

Djemaa el Fna, Marrakech, Morocco

Company Credits

Production Co:

Les Films de l'Ange

Technical Specs

Runtime:

70 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

The film contains many references to Jean Genet and one scene is shot by his grave in the Spanish Cemetery, Larache, Morocco.

User Reviews

Extraordinary film on sexuality and culture

I saw this film last night as part of the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras Film Festival 2004. It is an extraordinary thesis on islamic homosexuality and a love story. The story concerns a heterosexual french algerian muslim student, Karim, who after seeing a story on television about gay men in Egypt decides to do a video thesis on homosexuality and islam. In the process he discovers his sexuality and falls in love with a gay arab man (Farid) that is one of his interviewees. The movie is about an issue rarely explored in any great detail in cinema and the movie covers and explores many sensitive topics with such skill.It is also a movie full of sensuality and tenderness. When Karim goes to Morocco with Farid we see a part of the country and culture rarely seen. And through Karim, Farid and all his interviewees in 'Tarik El Hob', a sensitive and powerful masculinity and culture rarely explored in cinema. For this avid moviegoer this film was groundbreaking. A must see.