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Layla M.

Layla M.

20166.61h 38m

Overview

18-year-old Layla, a Dutch girl with Moroccan roots, joins a group of radical Muslims. She encounters a world that nurtures her ideas initally, but finally confronts her with an impossible choice.

Directed by Mijke de Jong
Written by Jan Eilander
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Top Cast

Nora el Koussour

Nora el Koussour

Layla

Ilias Addab

Ilias Addab

Abdel

Hassan Akkouch

Hassan Akkouch

Zine

Yasemin Çetinkaya

Yasemin Çetinkaya

Oum Osama

Husam Chadat

Husam Chadat

Sheikh Abdullah Al Sabin

K

Karl Ferlin

Gastheer vluchthuis antwerpen

Sachli Gholamalizad

Sachli Gholamalizad

Senna

Mohammed Azaay

Mohammed Azaay

Vader

Z

Zouhair Ait Aadi

Jihadi trainingscamp Belgium

Steef Cuijpers

Steef Cuijpers

AIVD agent

Themes & Keywords

islamjihadwoman director

About Layla M.

Layla M. is a drama film released in 2016 exploring themes of islam, jihad, woman director. Directed by Mijke de Jong, it stars Nora el Koussour, Ilias Addab, Hassan Akkouch. 18-year-old Layla, a Dutch girl with Moroccan roots, joins a group of radical Muslims. She encounters a world that nurtures her ideas initally, but finally confronts her with an impossible choice.

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