Layla M.

Layla is an 18-year old girl, born and raised in Amsterdam. Layla is smart, witty and stubborn - and of Moroccan background. In the times of constant terrorist threat, she struggles with the increasing suspicion towards girls with headscarves and boys with beards that she witnesses every day. While her frustration grows, her faith intensifies. Eventually, she joins a group of Muslims who fight for their practice of Islam. Layla posts films online depicting the horrors in Syria and Gaza and makes political flyers. And she flirts with the charismatic Abdel. When her peaceful brother and she are arrested by the police, Layla, feeling hurt and isolated in her anger, and in conflict with her parents, is left with only one option: to leave home. She chooses marriage, with Abdel. After their wedding, Layla and Abdel roam the country together, perform missionary work , and raise money for the good cause. But after they narrowly escape a raid by the Belgian police on a group of young jihadists, they have to flee, to the Middle East. Layla encounters a world that nurtures her ideas initially, but finally confronts her with an impossible choice. Layla M. is a 2016 Dutch-language Drama motion picture featuring Nora El Koussour, Ilias Addab, Hassan Akkouch, Yasemin Cetinkaya, Husam Chadat, Sachli Gholamalizad and Bilal Wahib. Layla M. was Produced by Laurette Schillings, Arnold Heslenfeld and Frans Van Gestel. Layla M. is written by Jan Eilander and Mijke De Jong and it is directed by Mijke De Jong. Cinemien acquired the distribution rights for the film. Layla M. was released on 17th November 2016 in Dutch,Arabic and English languages and takes a screen time of 98 minutes. The motion picture made a box office gross of $0 million. Cinematography was done by Danny Elsen and editing by Dorith Vinken
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