Layla
Ajyal Competition - Ajyal Film Festival 2019
Celine Cotran / United Kingdom / N/A / 18 min / Unknown / DCP / In Arabic, English / English subtitles
Themes:
Rated: 
Mature subject matter. May not be suitable for minors. Individuals under the age of 15 are not admitted into cinemas
Description
A late-in-life, coming-of-age drama, ‘Layla’ is an examination of migrant culture in the UK. Relocated to the seaside town of Margate in Kent, Layla is a 60-year-old Syrian Refugee, who balances working the sweetshop at the local funfair with looking after her young granddaughter. Unable to build relationships with the British population around her, she finally makes a connection with a young boy, Femi, who teachers her to skateboard.
Director
Celine Cotran
Credits
- Producer
- Oliver Sunley
- Cast
- Amir Richards, Wafa Al Shalati