Directed by:
Mijke de JongCinematography:
Danny ElsenComposer:
Can ErdoğanCast:
Ilias Addab, Nora El Koussour, Yasemin Cetinkaya, Steef Cuijpers, Mohammed Azaay, Sachli GholamalizadVOD (1)
Plots(1)
We first meet Dutch/Moroccan teenager Layla at a football match, cheering on her team and enraged by the ease with which racial slurs are thrown about on the pitch. Whilst her referee father shrugs them off, she struggles with the slights. Increasingly disillusioned by her own society's latent discrimination and its indifference to violence in the Middle East, Layla begins to find a sense of community with people who share her concerns. Growing increasingly distant from her family, who are perplexed by the conservative views she embraces, Layla leaves home and marries Abdel, a member of her group. Clearly smitten, the innocence of their growing attraction highlights a youthful naivety. However, as restrictions on how they live their life multiply, Layla begins to question the choices she has made. (London Film Festival)
(more)Cast
Ilias Addab
Best movies:
Layla M (2016)
Manslaughter (2012)
Dunya & Desie (2008)
Nora El Koussour
Best movies:
Layla M (2016)
Yasemin Cetinkaya
West Germany
Best movies:
Layla M (2016)
Parents Are the Better Liars (2017) (TV movie)
Die Bergretter (2009) (series)
Steef Cuijpers
Netherlands
Best movies:
Quality Time (2017)
Stricken (2009)
Zomer (2014)
Mohammed Azaay
Morocco
Best movies:
Dennis P. (2007)
Layla M (2016)
Domino - A Story of Revenge (2019)
Sachli Gholamalizad
Iran
Best movies:
The Misfortunates (2009)
Layla M (2016)
Domino - A Story of Revenge (2019)