United States / Jan 18, 2024 / Sundance Film Festival
1h 40min
Overall average
5.0/10
Trailer
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Plot
When Layla, a struggling Arab drag queen, falls in love for the first time, they lose and find themself in a transformative relationship that tests who they really are.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Emma McDonald | Areej |
| Ghazi Al Ruffai | Travis |
| Baby | Cornucopia |
| Tim Bowie | James |
| Freddie Thorp | Jonathan |
| Ali Barouti | Haydar |
| Rania Kurdi | Mariam - Mama |
| Adnan Rashed | Yousef - Baba |
| Buket Komur | Sara |
| Matthew Jacobs Morgan | Jordan |
| Huw Morgan | Man in Sauna |
| Tim Berrington | Alfred |
| Alexis Meshida | Dry Cleaner |
| Ruby Thomas | Rebecca |
| Smilla | Wedding Guest (uncredited) |
Genres
DramaComedyRomance
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Layla |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | English, العربية |
| Production countries | United Kingdom, United States of America |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Film4 Productions, BFI, Significant Productions, Fox Cub Films |
| Release date | 22 novembre 2024 |
| Executive producer | Farhana Bhula, Nina Yang Bongiovi, Mary Burke, Kristin Irving |
| Production | Emily Everdee, Samantha Spellman, Savannah James-Bayly, Emily Precious |
| Writer | Amrou Al-Kadhi |
| Casting | Shaheen Baig |
| Editing | Fiona Brands |
| Cinematography | Craig Dean Devine |
| Assistant directors | Daniel Jerome Gill, Joe Nugent, Hannah Gray, Matthew Janion, Ellie Chiang, Amrou Al-Kadhi |
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| Camera operators | Craig Dean Devine |
| Additional photography | Craig Dean Devine |
| Production design | Soraya Gilanni Viljoen, Xenia Flint, Oliver Edinburgh |
| Art direction | Xenia Flint, Soraya Gilanni Viljoen, Oliver Edinburgh |
| Set decoration | Oliver Edinburgh, Soraya Gilanni Viljoen, Xenia Flint |
| Music | CJ Mirra |
| Sound | CJ Mirra |
| Costume design | Cobbie Yates, Andrea Fiquitiva, Ella Burton, Guy Common, Adele Firth, Anna Morena, Christoph Suckow |
| Makeup | Adele Firth, Cobbie Yates, Ella Burton, Guy Common, Anna Morena, Christoph Suckow, Andrea Fiquitiva |
| Hairstyling | Cobbie Yates, Ella Burton, Guy Common, Adele Firth, Anna Morena, Christoph Suckow, Andrea Fiquitiva |
Release dates
Premiere
United Kingdom / Mar 13, 2024 / BFI Flare
Taiwan / Oct 17, 2024 / Taiwan International Queer Film Festival (Opening Film)
Australia / Feb 25, 2025 / Mardi Gras Film Festival
Theatrical release
United Kingdom / Nov 22, 2024 / 15
Germany / Feb 27, 2025 / 16
Netherlands / Jun 05, 2025 / 16
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