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Documentary

From Abdul To Leila

A film by Leila Albayaty

2024
Saudi Arabia-Belgium-Germany

Synopsis

The odyssey of Leila, a French woman of Iraqi origin who, after an accident and years of exile, reconnects with her father, a dissident of Saddam Hussein, by learning Arabic and singing her story, driven by an irrepressible desire to live.

El Gouna Film Festival: NETPAC Award for Best Asian Film-Thessaloniki Documentary Film Festival
Brussels International Film Festival
El Gouna Film Festival: NETPAC Award for Best Asian Film-Thessaloniki

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