From Abdul To Leila

Name: From Abdul To Leila
Director: Leila Al Bayaty
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2024-01-15
Duration: 92 min
Rating: 7.5
Cast: Leila Al Bayaty, Abdul Ilah Albayaty, Simone Albayaty, Dalia Naous

January 15, 2024 1h 32m ★ 7.5 (2 votes)

Documentary

Overview

After losing part of her memory in an accident, Leila, a young French woman of Iraqi origin, reconstructs her story by reconnecting with her family and exploring her roots. Through music and cinema, she brings her exiled father's poems to lite, dis-covers the reality of the Middle East, and embarks on a personal quest to understand her identity and find her voice.

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Leila Al Bayaty

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Abdul Ilah Albayaty

Self

Simone Albayaty

Self

Dalia Naous

Self

Status: Released

Budget: $200

Production Companies: Volte Films, Dérives, The Commissioner of the Federal Government for Culture and Media (BKM), Medienboard Berlin Brandensburg, Centre du Cinéma et de l'Audiovisuel de la FWB, Filmkünsterin, Arab Fund for Arts and Culture, DFI, L'Institut Français de Tunis