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Loin
2001 Drama
Review
With its North African setting and harrowing sense of realism, Loin
makes a striking contrast with the kind of film for which director André
Téchiné is best known, intense romantic dramas set in recognisable French
locations. The film effectively combines social realist themes, such as drugs trafficking,
cultural divisions and illegal immigration, with an intimate portrait of fragile human
relationships. Although perhaps not as engaging and polished as some of the director’s
better known films, Loin is a sensitive, well-constructed
and thought-provoking piece of cinema, a film that offers an uncompromising insight into
the tough, fractured world that exists on the doorstep of Europe.
© James Travers 2007 Write a review for this film...User Comments
I don’t agree that this film is below the standard of
Téchiné’s more well known films. Many films by Western
directors set in Tangier use the city as a novelty,
Téchiné uses the city as an element of the mood he
creates in the film. Very well cast and well acted.Bill (Woodland Hills, California, US) 
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Director:
André Téchiné
Starring: Stéphane Rideau, Lubna Azabal, Mohamed Hamaidi, Yasmina Reza, Jack Taylor Synopsis
For the past few years, Serge has been working as a long distance lorry driver, employed
by a company that ships goods from Morocco to Europe. It is a demanding job that
gives him plenty of time for reflection, and boredom. During a stay in Tangier, he
decides to make a reconciliation with his former girlfriend, Sarah, a Moroccan Jew.
She has refused to have anything to do with him since her mother’s death and intends to
join her brother in Canada. Serge appeals to Sarah’s protector, a young Arab named
Saïd, to allow him to meet up with Sarah, promising in return to smuggle Saïd
into Europe...
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