Where to watch The String (2009) in the UK
The String (2009) is not currently on UK subscription streaming. It can also be rented from Apple TV Store or bought from Apple TV Store. Last verified on 3 May 2026 by ScreenSearch.
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.
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Cast & crew
Top-billed cast in The String.
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Claudia CardinaleSara -
Antonin Stahly-VishwanadanMalik
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Salim KéchioucheBilal -
Driss Ramdi -
Ramla Ayari
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Ali Mrabet
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Abir Bennani
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Rihab Mejri
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The String (2009) is not currently included in any UK subscription service. It is available to rent on Apple TV Store and buy on Apple TV Store in the United Kingdom.
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