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Layla M.

  • 20162016
  • 1h 38m
IMDb RATING
6.6/10
1.7K
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Nora El Koussour in Layla M. (2016)
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  • Drama
A teenage Muslim growing up in Amsterdam becomes radicalised.A teenage Muslim growing up in Amsterdam becomes radicalised.A teenage Muslim growing up in Amsterdam becomes radicalised.
IMDb RATING
6.6/10
1.7K
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Mijke de Jong
  • Writers
    • Jan Eilander
    • Mijke de Jong
  • Stars
    • Nora El Koussour
    • Ilias Addab
    • Hassan Akkouch
Top credits
  • Director
    • Mijke de Jong
  • Writers
    • Jan Eilander
    • Mijke de Jong
  • Stars
    • Nora El Koussour
    • Ilias Addab
    • Hassan Akkouch
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 6User reviews
    • 17Critic reviews
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 6 wins & 8 nominations

    Videos1

    Layla M - International Trailer
    Trailer 1:55
    Layla M - International Trailer

    Photos10

    Ilias Addab and Nora El Koussour in Layla M. (2016)
    Nora El Koussour in Layla M. (2016)
    Ilias Addab and Nora El Koussour in Layla M. (2016)
    Nora El Koussour in Layla M. (2016)
    Ilias Addab and Nora El Koussour in Layla M. (2016)
    Nora El Koussour in Layla M. (2016)
    Layla M. (2016)
    Layla M. (2016)
    Ilias Addab and Nora El Koussour in Layla M. (2016)

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    Nora El Koussour
    Nora El Koussour
    • Layla
    Ilias Addab
    • Abdel
    Hassan Akkouch
    Hassan Akkouch
    • Zine
    Yasemin Cetinkaya
    • Oum Osama
    Husam Chadat
    Husam Chadat
    • Sheikh Abdullah Al Sabin
    Sachli Gholamalizad
    Sachli Gholamalizad
    • Senna
    Karl Ferlin
    • Gastheer vluchthuis Antwerpen
    Zouhair Ait Aadi
    • Jihadi trainingscamp Belgium
    Mohammed Azaay
    • Vader
    Steef Cuijpers
    Steef Cuijpers
    • AIVD agent
    Miraj de Groof
    • Jihadi trainingscamp Belgium
    Kerem Demirci
    • Jihadi trainingscamp Belgium
    Juju Habip
    • Jihadi trainingscamp Belgium
    Suhaib Nashwan
    Suhaib Nashwan
    • Abu Osama
    • (as Suhaib Neshwan)
    Batouz Nassaj
    • Jihadi trainingscamp Belgium
    Granit Nici
    • Jihadi trainingscamp Belgium
    Ayisha Siddiqi
    • Meryem
    Sajid Siddiqui
    • Jihadi trainingscamp Belgium
    • Director
      • Mijke de Jong
    • Writers
      • Jan Eilander
      • Mijke de Jong
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    • Trivia
      The song Layla played at the hotel is called Ya Ghayeb, it is a love song by the Lebanese artist Fadl Shaker who in 2011 gave up music for religious reasons, joined a group of radical Sunni militiamen and sang for the Islamic Salafism. Shaker now is serving 15 years sentence with hard labor for his participation in clashes with the Lebanese army.
    • Goofs
      When Layla and her husband arrive in what is supposed to be Israel, one can see a lot of military vehicles driving by (especially Hummers). All of them are painted in sand color. Israeli military vehicles are olive drab.

    User reviews6

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    Top review
    10/10
    What a good surprise
    We can find this kind of feature in France from time to time. Daring social movie showing the Muslim extremist danger for our society. It shows very well how an ordinary Morocco descent young woman gets involved with Djihad groups. A highly modern scheme which makes you deeply think without any clichés, from the Inside. It shows you how it works. Then you make your own opinion. Period. The female director gave us the perfect job. Saw it on Netflix.
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    • searchanddestroy-1
    • Jul 14, 2018

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    • Release date
      • November 17, 2016 (Netherlands)
    • Countries of origin
      • Netherlands
      • Belgium
      • Germany
      • Jordan
    • Official site
      • Topkapi Films (Netherlands)
    • Languages
      • Arabic
      • English
      • Dutch
    • Also known as
      • Lajla M
    • Filming locations
      • Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands
    • Production companies
      • Chromosom Film Gmbh
      • Imaginarium Films
      • Menuet bvba
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    Box office

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    • Gross worldwide
      • $266,010
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 38 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.39:1

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