Halal Love

Love Halal, also called (Halal Love (and Sex)), is an international film from 2015, written and directed by Assad Fouladkar. The film premiered on December 13, 2015, at the Dubai International Film Festival and had its international premiere at the Sundance Film Festival in 2016 in the World Cinema Dramatic Competition.^[1]

Story

The film tells four stories that are intertwined, tragic and sometimes comical. Some Muslims, both men and women, trying to satisfy their desires and love life without breaking their religious rules. The newlyweds Batoul and Mokhtar bicker constantly and threatens a divorce by the possessive jealousy Mokhtar. The neighbours depleted Awatah trying to find a second wife in order to meet the constant demands of her husband Salim. Their precocious daughters come with their own wild theory about the birds and the bees. Loubna meanwhile, is hoping a divorcee and emerging fashion designer, a second chance with her first love, the grocer Abu Ahmad, through a scandalous secret regarding marriage.

Cast

Ali Sammoury at the IFFR, where he was to promote "Halal Love"

• Darine Hamze as Loubna
• Rodrigue Sleiman as Abou Ahmad
• Zeinab Khadra as Batoul
• Hussein Mokadem as Mokhtar
• Mirna Moukarzel as Awatef
• Ali Sammoury as Salim

External links

• Halal Love (2015) at IMDB
• Halal Love (and Sex) at IFFR

References