Laila in Haifa
2020 film
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Laila in Haifa (Hebrew title: לילה בחיפה, Layla BeHaifa[a]) is a 2020 Israeli-French comedy-drama film directed by Amos Gitai.[2] It was selected to be shown in the main competition section of the 77th Venice International Film Festival.[3][4]
Directed byAmos Gitai
Written byAmos Gitai
Marie-José Sanselme
Marie-José Sanselme
Produced byAmos Gitai
Laurent Truchot
Catherine Dussart
Laurent Truchot
Catherine Dussart
StarringMaria Zreik
Khawla Ibraheem
Bahira Ablassi
Naama Preis
Tsahi Halevi
Makram J. Khoury
Khawla Ibraheem
Bahira Ablassi
Naama Preis
Tsahi Halevi
Makram J. Khoury
| Laila in Haifa | |
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Film poster | |
| Directed by | Amos Gitai |
| Written by | Amos Gitai Marie-José Sanselme |
| Produced by | Amos Gitai Laurent Truchot Catherine Dussart |
| Starring | Maria Zreik Khawla Ibraheem Bahira Ablassi Naama Preis Tsahi Halevi Makram J. Khoury |
| Cinematography | Éric Gautier |
| Edited by | Yuval Orr |
| Music by | Aleksey Kochetkov |
Production companies | Agav Films CDP United King Films |
Release date |
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Running time | 99 minutes[1] |
| Countries | Israel France |
| Languages | Hebrew Arabic English |
The events of the film take place over one night in a club in Haifa, Israel. The club Fattoush is the place where people of different background meet, as the director of the film puts it: "men and women, straight and gay, Jews and Arabs, radical and moderate".[1]
Cast
- Tzachi Halevy as Gil
- Maria Zreik as Laila
- Khawla Ibraheem as Khawla
- Bahira Ablassi as Bahira
- Naama Preis as Naama
- Hana Laszlo as Hanna
- Makram Khoury as Kamal
- Clara Khoury as Roberta
- Hisham Sulliman as Hisham
- Tom Baum as Tom
- Amir Khoury as Amir
- Asher Lax as Asher
- Andrzej Seweryn as Andre
