Mektoub, My Love: Canto Due
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| Directed by | Abdellatif Kechiche |
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| Based on | La Blessure, la vraie by François Bégaudeau |
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| Cinematography | Marco Graziaplena |
| Edited by | Luc Seugé |
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| Distributed by | Pathé Films |
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Running time | 134 minutes |
| Country | France |
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Mektoub, My Love: Canto Due is a 2025 French romantic drama film produced, co-written, and directed by Abdellatif Kechiche. The film is the third and final installment in Kechiche's Mektoub, My Love series, following Canto Uno (2017) and Intermezzo (2019). As its predecessors, it is based on 2011 novel La Blessure, la vraie by François Bégaudeau. It stars Shaïn Boumedine, Ophélie Bau, Salim Kechiouche, Jessica Pennington and Andre Jacobs.
The film had its world premiere in the main competition of the 78th Locarno Film Festival on 9 August 2025, where it was nominated for the Golden Leopard, and received positive reviews by the French press. At the 31st Lumière Awards, it was nominated for Best Film, Best Director and Best Female Revelation (Pennington).
It was theatrically released in France on 3 December by Pathé.