The String
2009 · 93 MIN · IMDB 6.7 · 2,265 VOTES · DIR. Mehdi Ben Attia
Overview
Malik has a lot on his plate when he returns home to Tunisia after living in France. He's processing his father's death, he can't come out to his mother, and his childhood anxieties have resurfaced. But all of Malik's problems seem to fade away when he falls for Bilal, the dreamy houseboy at his mother's bourgeois estate.
Dialogue Timeline — 869 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:00:45 THE STRING
00:03:33 Come, give a kiss on your aunts.
00:06:35 - I'll take a cup. - Take mine.
00:10:57 He suspects.
00:14:30 I find this in a secondhand shop. I hope they serve.
00:17:43 - My mother is not too picky? - She's wonderful!
00:20:06 Daddy, stop it!
00:24:14 Do not ever do this to me.
00:26:54 Let's take a look.
00:31:08 Do not be silly, it's just water.
00:34:05 It's ridiculous. I can join with you, if you want.
00:38:40 Women and children first.
00:41:50 I knew you were together.
00:44:13 I want to organize everything for you and your mother.
00:53:22 - This is my fault. - Your fault, my fault ...
00:56:37 Do you know anything about my son?
01:00:52 I spit on your aunt's cunt! How dare you ask a police state about his badge?
01:05:12 They took her to a unit emergency. It seems to be serious.
01:07:55 Is that you, my dear?
01:10:43 Ms, please, could you pay me?
01:13:49 It was difficult for the parents of Florian.
01:16:36 I now pronounce you united by bond of civil marriage.
01:20:30 - What a lovely party, Sara. Thank you. - Thank you for coming.
01:24:35 They were playing cards. My husband was playing with friends.
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed869
Dialogue density9.3 lines / min
First line00:00:45
Final line01:24:35
Production Record
DirectorMehdi Ben Attia
LanguageFrench
IMDb votes2,265