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Feature film — 2018

Leila (2018)

5.71h 20mDrama

Hakim and Latifa fled the Algerian civil war in the early 90s. They live since in the Jura, with their two daughters: Nedjma 14 years, and Leila, the eldest, left to study hair in Paris. Three days before Christmas, Nedjma receives a terse SMS from her older sister. She will not be able to come to join them for the holidays, pretexting once more an overload of work - Latifa attacks Hakim and pushes him to fetch Leïla. Nedjma will come with him, they will take the opportunity to discover Paris. Upon their arrival in the hair salon, they learn that Leila has actually never worked. It is the journey of a father who begins in Paris one night until dawn.

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Director: Naidra Ayadi

On screen

Cast & crew

Roschdy Zem as Hakim

Roschdy Zem

Hakim

Natacha Krief as Nedjema

Natacha Krief

Nedjema

Darina Al Joundi as Latifa

Darina Al Joundi

Latifa

Camille Aguilar as Jessica

Camille Aguilar

Jessica

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Doria Achour

Doria

Fayçal Safi as Morad

Fayçal Safi

Morad

Meriem Serbah as Dounia

Meriem Serbah

Dounia

Valérie Sibilia as Hôtesse salon de coiffure

Valérie Sibilia

Hôtesse salon de coiffure

Emilie Piponnier as La shampouineuse

Emilie Piponnier

La shampouineuse

Marie Berto as La secrétaire école de coiffure

Marie Berto

La secrétaire école de coiffure

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Sarah Karbasnikoff

Concierge immeuble Leïla

Sophie Mousel as La voisine de Leïla

Sophie Mousel

La voisine de Leïla