Layla M, the Dutch film entry for Academy Award Nomination in the Best Foreign Language Film Category is directed by Mijke de Jong and co-written by Mijke and her husband Jan Eilander. It features a compelling young Moroccan actress, (Nora El Koussour) who brings fire and passion to her role as an integrated 18 year old Dutch-Moroccan in Amsterdam who becomes increasingly radicalized along with her new husband, Abdel played by Ilias Addab.
‘Layla M. had its world premiere at Toronto Film Fest 2016 Platform. International sales are by Beta
As soon as the film opens, you understand that Layla is a tough girl in her neighborhood as she fights the football referee on his call and does not back down. She is also fighting for her rights as a Muslim woman wearing a burka and uses social media as only one in her generation knows how. She lives in an assimilated,...
‘Layla M. had its world premiere at Toronto Film Fest 2016 Platform. International sales are by Beta
As soon as the film opens, you understand that Layla is a tough girl in her neighborhood as she fights the football referee on his call and does not back down. She is also fighting for her rights as a Muslim woman wearing a burka and uses social media as only one in her generation knows how. She lives in an assimilated,...
- 10/19/2017
- by Sydney Levine
- Sydney's Buzz
Dutch filmmaker Mijke de Jong’s latest film “Layla M.” follows a Dutch-Moroccan teenager who joins a Islamist cell in the Middle East. 18-year-old Layla (Nora El Koussour) lives in Amsterdam with her family and believes that anti-Islamic sentiment is becoming a dangerous trend. After being arrested for joining in a demonstration, Layla drops out of school, leaving the Netherlands, and marries a jihadist. But when they arrive in the Middle East, Layla discovers her gender bars her from much participation and starts yearning for her former life, all the while her young husband threatens to make a big sacrifice. Watch the exclusive trailer for the film below.
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Mijke de Jong has been directing films and television for over 25 years. Her films “Katia’s Sister,” about a 13-year-old girl who loses her mother and older sister to prostitution,...
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Mijke de Jong has been directing films and television for over 25 years. Her films “Katia’s Sister,” about a 13-year-old girl who loses her mother and older sister to prostitution,...
- 9/14/2016
- by Vikram Murthi
- Indiewire
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