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Layla M. (2016)

Layla M. (2016)

98 minutes AR Drama
18-year-old Layla, a Dutch girl with Moroccan roots, joins a group of radical Muslims. She encounters a world that nurtures her ideas initally, but finally confronts her with an impossible choice.
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Husam Chadat
Sheikh Abdullah Al Sabin
Karl Ferlin
Gastheer vluchthuis antwerpen
Zouhair Ait Aadi
Jihadi trainingscamp Belgium
Steef Cuijpers
AIVD agent
Miraj de Groof
Jihadi trainingscamp Belgium
Kerem Demirci
Jihadi trainingscamp Belgium

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Production companies: Schiwago Film, Chromosom Filmproduktion, Topkapi Films, Imaginarium Films, Menuet
Production countries: Netherlands

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