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The Names of Love is a french film of genre Drama directed by Michel Leclerc released in USA on 24 june 2011 with Sara Forestier

The Names of Love (2010)

The Names of Love
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Released in USA 24 june 2011
Length 1h40
Directed by
OriginFrance
Genres Drama,    Comedy,    Romance
Rating71% 3.551923.551923.551923.551923.55192

The Names of Love (French: Le Nom des gens) is a 2010 French romantic comedy film directed by Michel Leclerc, written by Leclerc and Baya Kasmi, and produced by Antoine Rein, Fabrice Goldstein and Caroline Adrian. The film recorded 764,821 admissions in Europe.

The film was awarded two César Awards in 2011, including Best Actress for Sara Forestier and Best Original Screenplay.

The former French Prime Minister Lionel Jospin makes a cameo appearance.

Synopsis

The film is semi-biographical, documenting the life of a young woman who uses sex as a weapon to influence right-wing individuals and conservative Muslims. Baya Benmahmoud (Sara Forestier), a scatter-brained, free-spirited, young left-wing activist, sleeps with her political opposites in order to manipulate them to her cause, until she finds her match in Arthur Martin (Jacques Gamblin).

Actors

Sara Forestier

(Bahia Benmahmoud)
Jacques Gamblin

(Arthur Martin)
Zinedine Soualem

(Mohamed Benmahmoud, le père de Bahia)
Carole Franck

(Cécile Benhmamoud, la mère de Bahia)
Jacques Boudet

(Lucien Martin, le père d'Arthur)
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