A film of El Gouna Film Festival

من عبدول إلى ليلىFrom Abdul to Leila

Director
Leila Al Bayaty
Countries
Belgium
Year
2023
Running time
92 min
Language
Arabic, French, English

At El Gouna Film Festival

What it is about

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.

Key roles

Director
Leila Albayaty
Writer
Leila Albayaty
Director of photography
Jonathan Bricheux
Editor
Leila Albayaty, Zoé Nutchey, Barbara Bossuet

Full credits

Cast

4
  • Abdul Ilah Albayatyas Self
  • Simone Albayatyas Self
  • Dalia Naousas Self
  • Leila Albayatyas Self

Directing

3
  • Leila AlbayatyDirector
  • David DeboudtAssistant director
  • Zoé NutcheyAssistant director

Writing

1
  • Leila AlbayatyWriter

Camera

1
  • Jonathan BricheuxDirector of photography

Editing

4
  • Leila AlbayatyEditor
  • Zoé NutcheyEditor
  • Barbara BossuetEditor
  • Sergi SanchezColor grading

Sound

4
  • Gábor RipliSound editor
  • Leila AlbayatySound
  • Nicolas PommierSound
  • Mikaël BarreSound mixer

Music

5
  • Amélie LegrandMusic
  • Maurice LoucaMusic
  • Wassim MukadMusic
  • Hassan Al HanafiMusic
  • Leila AlbayatyMusic

Other crew

3
  • Zoé NutcheyScript
  • Leila AlbayatyScript
  • David DeboudtScript

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

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