Layla (2025)
London im Pride-Monat. Drag-Performer:in Layla tritt bei einem tristen Unternehmens¬event auf, das sich Queerfreundlichkeit nur aus Werbezwecken auf die Fahne geschrieben hat. Ausgerechnet hier wird Layla von dem jungen Marketing-Experten Max angeflirtet. Obwohl die beiden aus unterschiedlichen Welten kommen – Layla ist non-binär, hat palästinensische Wurzeln und lebt in einer aufregenden queeren Künstler:innen-Community; Max ist schwul, stammt aus einem konservativen britischen Elternhaus und hat vor allem Yuppie-Freunde – entwickelt sich zwischen ihnen ein regelrechter Liebesrausch. Doch als Layla versucht, sich der Lebenswelt von Max anzupassen, um für ihn „kompatibler“ zu sein, kommt es zu Konflikten. Max beginnt, sich und seine Privilegien als weißer cis Mann zum ersten Mal in Frage zu stellen. Hat ihre Liebe überhaupt eine Chance?
Der Regisseur: Amrou Al-Kadhi
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Bilal Hasna as Layla |
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Louis Greatorex as Max |
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Safiyya Ingar as Princy |
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Terique Jarrett as Felix |
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Darkwah as Lucilla |
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Sarah Agha as Fatima |
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Self Esteem as Emily |
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Emma McDonald as Areej |
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Ghazi Al Ruffai as Travis |
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Baby as Cornucopia |
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Tim Bowie as James |
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Freddie Thorp as Jonathan |
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Ali Barouti as Haydar |
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Rania Kurdi as Mariam - Mama |
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Adnan Rashed as Yousef - Baba |
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Buket Komur as Sara |
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Matthew Jacobs Morgan as Jordan |
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Huw Morgan as Man in Sauna |
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Tim Berrington as Alfred |
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Alexis Meshida as Dry Cleaner |
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Ruby Thomas as Rebecca |
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Smilla as Wedding Guest (uncredited) |
| Production | Shaheen Baig | Casting Director |
| Production | Samantha Spellman | Associate Producer |
| Production | Emily Precious | Line Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Guy Common | Makeup & Hair |
| Costume & Make-Up | Adele Firth | Makeup Designer |
| Production | Farhana Bhula | Executive Producer |
| Production | Kristin Irving | Executive Producer |
| Production | Mary Burke | Executive Producer |
| Production | Nina Yang Bongiovi | Executive Producer |
| Production | Emily Everdee | Associate Producer |
| Art | Xenia Flint | Art Direction |
| Production | Savannah James-Bayly | Producer |
| Art | Soraya Gilanni Viljoen | Production Design |
| Art | Oliver Edinburgh | Set Decoration |
| Editing | Fiona Brands | Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Cobbie Yates | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Ella Burton | Makeup & Hair |
| Production | Tom Leatherbarrow | Production Manager |
| Directing | Hannah Gray | Third Assistant Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | Anna Morena | Makeup & Hair |
| Production | Arron Cuthbertson | Extras Casting |
| Directing | Joe Nugent | Second Assistant Director |
| Directing | Ellie Chiang | Script Supervisor |
| Directing | Amrou Al-Kadhi | Director |
| Writing | Amrou Al-Kadhi | Writer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Christoph Suckow | Makeup & Hair |
| Crew | Gerardine O'Flynn | Post Production Supervisor |
| Directing | Daniel Jerome Gill | First Assistant Director |
| Crew | Emily Murphy | Floor Runner |
| Directing | Matthew Janion | Crowd Assistant Director |
| Production | Connor Williams | Casting Assistant |
| Camera | Craig Dean Devine | Director of Photography |
| Sound | CJ Mirra | Original Music Composer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Andrea Fiquitiva | Costume Supervisor |
