Leila (2018)

5.7/10 80 min Drama

Overview

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

Roschdy Zem

Hakim

Natacha Krief

Nedjema

Darina Al Joundi

Latifa

Camille Aguilar

Jessica

Doria Achour

Doria

Fayçal Safi

Morad

Meriem Serbah

Dounia

Valérie Sibilia

Hôtesse salon de coiffure

Emilie Piponnier

La shampouineuse

Marie Berto

La secrétaire école de coiffure

Sophie Mousel

La voisine de Leïla

Guillaume Briat

Patron bar Le Royal

Julien Cigana

Serveur bar Le Royal

France Darry

Vieille dame

Karine Valmer

Hôtesse bar à hôtesses

Karine Lyachenko

Barmaid bar à hôtesses

Rebecca Finet

Hôtesse 2 bar à hôtesses

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