Layla

Name: Layla
Genre: Drama, Comedy, Romance
Released: March 21, 2025
Duration: 100 min
Rating: 64
Cast: Adam Howden, Bilal Hasna, Buket Komur, Darkwah, Emma McDonald

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Gravitas Ventures | Release Date: March 21, 2025 | Not Rated

Starring: Adam Howden, Bilal Hasna, Buket Komur, Darkwah, Emma McDonald, Louis Greatorex, Rebecca Lucy Taylor, Safiyya Ingar, Sarah Agha, Terique Jarrett

Summary: Layla is a struggling Arab drag queen whose confident façade hides their desperate desire for love. When their performance at a belittling corporate Pride event turns into a transgressive takedown, they are surprised to catch the eye of marketing executive Max, whose attentions sweep Layla off their feet. The two start an intoxicatingLayla is a struggling Arab drag queen whose confident façade hides their desperate desire for love. When their performance at a belittling corporate Pride event turns into a transgressive takedown, they are surprised to catch the eye of marketing executive Max, whose attentions sweep Layla off their feet. The two start an intoxicating romance, but as Layla starts to alter who they are in order to keep Max’s interest, they both have to face uncomfortable truths.… Expand

Director: Amrou Al-Kadhi

Genre(s): Drama, Comedy, Romance

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 100 min

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William Bibbiani

Jan 19, 2024

An intimate and sensual and highly forking successful debut from Amrou Al-Kadhi. Read full review

The Observer (UK) Wendy Ide

Nov 23, 2024

Layla is less about making peace with the past than it is about staying true to the present. Read full review

Anna Smith

Nov 20, 2024

As each character veers between confidence and awkwardness, it feels credible but doesn’t dig terribly deep. Read full review

The Guardian Peter Bradshaw

Nov 21, 2024

It’s carried by a winning performance from Hasna. Read full review

Marina Ashioti

Nov 22, 2024

Bilal Hasna shines as Layla, delivering a magnetic performance, but unfortunately the same can’t be said for the rest of the cast, who fall victim to the contrivances of a script that was maybe taken out of the oven before it was fully cooked. Read full review

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