Laila in Haifa
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| Directed by | Amos Gitai |
| Written by | Amos Gitai Marie-José Sanselme |
| Produced by | Amos Gitai Laurent Truchot Catherine Dussart |
| Starring | Maria Zreik Khawla Ibraheem Bahira Ablassi Naama Preis Tsahi Halevi Makram J. Khoury |
| Cinematography | Éric Gautier |
| Edited by | Yuval Orr |
| Music by | Aleksey Kochetkov |
Production companies | Agav Films CDP United King Films |
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Running time | 99 minutes[1] |
| Countries | Israel France |
| Languages | Hebrew Arabic English |
Laila in Haifa is a 2020 Israeli-French drama film directed by Amos Gitai.[2] It was selected to be shown in the main competition section of the 77th Venice International Film Festival.[3][4]
The events of the film take place over one night in a club in the port city of Haifa. The film offers a snapshot of life in one of the last spaces in Israel where Israelis and Palestinians routinely engage in face-to-face relationships.[5]
Cast
- Tsahi Halevi as Gil
- Maria Zreik as Laila
- Khawla Ibraheem as Khawla
- Bahira Ablassi as Bahira
- Naama Preis as Naama
- Hana Laszlo as Hanna
- Makram Khoury as Kamal
- Clara Khoury as Roberta
- Hisham Sulliman as Hisham
- Tom Baum as Tom
- Amir Khoury as Amir
- Asher Lax as Asher
- Andrzej Seweryn as Andre
References
- ^ "Laila in Haifa". labiennale.org. La Biennale di Venezia. 17 July 2020. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
- ^ Ramachandran, Naman (28 July 2020). "HanWay Boards Amos Gitai's Venice Title 'Laila In Haifa'". Variety. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
- ^ Sharf, Zack (28 July 2020). "Venice Film Festival 2020 Full Lineup: Luca Guadagnino, Chloe Zhao, Gia Coppola, and More". IndieWire. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
- ^ "Venezia 77 Competition". labiennale.org. La Biennale di Venezia. 28 July 2020. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
- ^ Gitai, Amos (1 September 2021), Laila in Haifa (Comedy, Drama), Maria Zreik, Khawla Ibraheem, Bahira Ablassi, Agav Films, Catherine Dussart Productions (CDP), United King Films, retrieved 23 June 2025