Genre: Drama
Plot: IN THEATRES: MARCH 11, 2002 (NY)Serge (Stephane Rideau), a French truck driver making deliveries for a clothing manufacturer in Morocco, visits his girlfriend Sarah (Lubna Azabal) and his friend Saïd (Mohamed Hamaïdi) when he makes stops in Tangier. LOIN, from French director André Téchiné, examines the relationships between these three very independent twentysomethings, showing how their various desires in life conflict because of citizenship, employment, class differences, as well as personal outlook. Serge, whose job--driving a big truck on the open road, constantly traveling from place to place, living as an adventurer--is coveted by Saïd, does not realize his importance to his employer, his friends, or to Sarah. He roams and makes bad decisions, as if he doesn't care. Sarah, who owns and operates a local hostel, has caring friends and a comfortable life that comes into direct contrast with that of Serge. Yet they are drawn to each other as she hopes for something more exciting than day-to-day life in Algiers, and Serge longs for stability and direction. Saïd is perhaps the most complex of the trio, a recluse who works part time in Sarah's hostel and dreams of escaping Algiers for Spain. Having attempted his illegal immigration many times with dire consequences, he is
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