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Layla

Country: United Kingdom, Language: English, Arabic, 98 mins

  • Director: Amrou Al-Kadhi
  • Writer: Amrou Al-Kadhi
  • Producer: Farhana Bhula, Nina Yang Bongiovi, Mary Burke, Emily Everdee, Kristin Irving, Savannah James-Bayly, Emily Precious, Samantha Spellman

CGiii Comment

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.

Amrou Al-Kadhi’s propulsive direction shines alongside Bilal Hasna’s breakout performance, and while Layla, the character, may be going through some qualms about identity, the film itself is a proud queer love story — with all the complications involved. Under Al-Kadhi’s care, the audience is ushered into the sanctity of queer spaces, the nightclub and the beauty supply store, places for more than just entertainment, doors to a more embodied, honest existence, a home, an Eden of sorts. Al-Kadhi is unafraid to question who isn’t welcome in these spaces and the isolation one faces when certain demarcation becomes too clear to ignore. Layla is a tale of self-acceptance and community love, so come for some fun and boogie to all the club hits! There’s plenty of sparkle to go around.—AE


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Cast & Characters

Bilal Hasna (as Layla)
Louis Greatorex (as Max)
Safiyya Ingar (as Princy)
Terique Jarrett (as Felix)
Darkwah (as Lucilla)
Sarah Agha (as Fatima)
Rebecca Lucy Taylor (as Emily)
Buket Kömür (as Sara (as Buket Komur))
Emma McDonald (as Areej)
Adam Howden (as Guy)
Tim Bowie
Aetheria Angel (as Friend)
Alexis Meshida (as Shop owner)
Smilla (as Wedding Guest)
Huw Morgan (as Man in Sauna)
Ghazi Al Ruffai (as Travis)
Baby
Latifa AL Khalifa Bellamy (as Wedding Guest)
Edison Alcaide (as Man on phone)