Greece / Mar 09, 2024 / Thessaloniki International Film Festival
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
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.
Main cast
Genres
Documentary
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | D’ Abdul À Leila |
| Original language | Français (FR) |
| Spoken languages | العربية, English, Français, Deutsch |
| Production countries | Germany, Saudi Arabia, Belgium |
| Status | Released |
| 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 |
| Release date | 15 gennaio 2024 |
| Writer | Leila Albayaty |
| Editing | Leila Albayaty, Zoé Nutchey, Barbara Bossuet, Sergi Sanchez |
| Cinematography | Jonathan Bricheux |
| Assistant directors | David Deboudt, Zoé Nutchey, Leila Al Bayaty |
| Camera operators | Jonathan Bricheux |
| Additional photography | Jonathan Bricheux |
| Music | Amélie Legrand, Maurice Louca, Wassim Mukad, Hassan Al Hanafi, Leila Albayaty, Gábor Ripli, Nicolas Pommier, Mikaël Barre |
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| Sound | Gábor Ripli, Leila Albayaty, Amélie Legrand, Nicolas Pommier, Maurice Louca, Wassim Mukad, Hassan Al Hanafi, Mikaël Barre |
| Budget | 200 € |
Release dates
Premiere
Limited release
Egypt / Jan 15, 2024 / El Gouna Film Festival
Morocco / Apr 29, 2024 / Tetouan International Mediterranean Film Festival
Denmark / May 10, 2024 / Annual Aarhus Film Festival
Netherlands / Jun 01, 2024 / Rotterdam Arab Film Festival
Theatrical release
France / Jun 11, 2025
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