LOOKING FOR LEILA
by Naidra Ayadi
synopsis
When Hakim’s eldest daughter Leila, who lives in Paris, cancels her visit for the holidays, his wife urges him to act and bring her back. But Hakim and Nedjma, his youngest daughter, quickly understand that Leila lied and never worked as a hairdresser in the city, as she pretended to. They embark on a journey in the Paris night underworld and discover the dark secrets of Leila’s new life...
international title: | Looking for Leila |
original title: | Ma fille |
country: | France |
sales agent: | WTFilms |
year: | 2018 |
genre: | fiction |
directed by: | Naidra Ayadi |
film run: | 80' |
release date: | FR 12/09/2018, BE 12/09/2018 |
screenplay: | Naidra Ayadi, Olivier Gorce |
cast: | Roschdy Zem, Natacha Krief, Darina Al Joundi, Camille Aguilar, Doria Achour, Faycal Safi, Meriem Serbah, Valérie Sibilia, Emilie Piponnier, Marie Berto |
cinematography by: | Guillaume Schiffman |
film editing: | Anny Danché |
art director: | Samantha Gordowski |
costumes designer: | Aurore Pierre |
producer: | Thierry Ardisson, Maxime Delauney, Romain Rousseau |
co-producer: | Aurélien Adjedj, Luc Hardy, Nadia Khamlichi, Adrian Politowski, Gilles Waterkeyn |
production: | Ardimages, Nolita Cinema & TV, Mars Films, Sagax Entertainment |
backing: | Canal + (FR), OCS (FR), C8 (FR), TV5 Monde (FR) |
distributor: | Mars Films Distribution, Distri7 |