Leila

Story

Synopsis

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.

Director

Naidra Ayadi

Writers

Naidra Ayadi, Bernard Clavel

Language

French

Release date

12 September 2018

Ensemble

Cast

• 

  Roschdy Zem

  Hakim

• 

  Natacha Krief

  Nedjema

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  Darina Al Joundi

  Latifa

• 

  Camille Aguilar

  Jessica

• 

  Doria Achour

  Doria

• 

  Fayçal Safi

  Morad

• 

  Meriem Serbah

  Dounia

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  Valérie Sibilia

  Hôtesse salon de coiffure

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  Emilie Piponnier

  La shampouineuse

• 

  Marie Berto

  La secrétaire école de coiffure

• Sarah Karbasnikoff

  Concierge immeuble Leïla

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  Sophie Mousel

  La voisine de Leïla