Comme un aimant (released in the USA as The Magnet) is a 2000 French crime drama film by Kamel Saleh and Akhenaton. It depicts eight young people living in the district of , in Marseille.
The film's title means 'like a magnet', and is a reference to a line in the film accusing two characters of being lazy and 'sitting there with your asses stuck to that bench like a magnet'.
Plot
Cast Akhenaton as Sauveur Kamel Saleh as Cahouètte Brahim Aimad as Bra-Bra Freeman as Kakou Houari Djerir as Houari Kamel Ferrat as Fouad Titoff as Santino Sofiane Madjid Mammeri as Christian Khalil Mohamed as Kader Virginie Gallo as Nathalie Nadège Mignien as Béatrice Bérangère Topart as Sylvie Ahamed Abdou as Jackson
Soundtrack The film's soundtrack is written by Bruno Coulais and Akhenaton, and it includes songs by IAM, Millie Jackson, Dennis Edwards of the Temptations, Isaac Hayes, Mario Castiglia and Cunnie Williams. The tracklist: Prisoners of love - Millie Jackson feat. Shurik'n Life goes on - Cunnie Williams La pluie d'un désert - Psy4 De La Rime Is it really home ? - Isaac Hayes La qibla - K-Rhyme Le Roi Prime example - Talib Kweli Sugar - Gerald Alston Comme un aimant - Chiens de paille You promised me - The Dells Life - Marlena Shaw feat. Tony & Paco Dir yassin - Millie Jackson Ammore Annascunnuto - Mario Castiglia What's your answer - Marlena Shaw S - Bruizza Ultima Forsan - Coloquinte Affrescu - A Filetta J'voulais dire - Akhenaton One day my soul opened up - Millie Jackson Sta Voglia E'te - Mario Castiglia Riding in my car - Dennis Edwards Belsunce Breakdown - Bouga
In popular culture The film's title "Comme un aimant" is also a song by IAM, a French hip hop band from Marseille which Akhenaton and Freeman, two of the actors, belong to.
External links Comme un aimant at the Internet Movie Database.