Layla M.

Layla M.

6.6IMDb Score
Released:2016-11-17
Genre:Drama
Duration:98 min
Country:Netherlands
Director:Mijke de Jong
Actors:Nora el Koussour, Ilias Addab, Hassan Akkouch, Yasemin Çetinkaya, Husam Chadat
Production:Schiwago Film, Chromosom Filmproduktion, Topkapi Films, Imaginarium Films, Menuet

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.

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