Leila (2018)

Drama

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.

Cast

Concierge immeuble Leïla
La voisine de Leïla
Patron bar Le Royal
Serveur bar Le Royal
Femme enceinte
Vieille dame
Vigile bar à hôtesses
Hôtesse bar à hôtesses
Barmaid bar à hôtesses
Hôtesse 2 bar à hôtesses
Vendeur souvenirs pakistanais
Prostituée africaine
Petite frappe bar Dounia
Chauffeur taxi salafiste
Barman Pharaon
Sous-locataire Leïla
Femme de chambre hôtel
Cobducteur Blablacar
Le Covoiturier
Un client du bar
Passager métro
Passager métro (uncredited)
Hôtesse salon de coiffure
La shampouineuse
La secrétaire école de coiffure

Crew

Screenplay
Assistant Script
Producer
Original Music Composer
Production Design
Makeup Artist
Sound Re-Recording Mixer