Layla M.
Layla M.- Director
- Mijke de Jong
- Country
- Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, Jordan
- Year
- 2016
- Genre
- Fiction
- Scriptwriters
- Jan Eilander, Mijke de Jong
- Cast
- Nora el Koussour, Ilias Addab
- Production
- Chromosom Filmproduktion, Imaginarium Films, Menuet bvba, Schiwago Film, Topkapi Films
Storyline
The gripping and powerful story of a young girl’s path towards radicalisation.
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.
Festivals & Academy awards and others
BFI London Film Festival 2016
Toronto International Film Festival 2016
Official selection
European Film Awards (EFA) 2017
Selected
Call for proposals Development
Year 2014
Call number 30/2013
Media support 200.000,00€
Development Slate Funding - Application deadline: 28-mars-14
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