Leila
Hakim and Latifa fled the Algerian civil war in the early 90s. They live since in the Jura, with their two daughters: Nedjma 14 years, and Leila, the eldest, left to study hair in Paris. Three days before Christmas, Nedjma receives a terse SMS from her older sister. She will not be able to come to join them for the holidays, pretexting once more an overload of work - Latifa attacks Hakim and pushes him to fetch Leïla. Nedjma will come with him, they will take the opportunity to discover Paris. Upon their arrival in the hair salon, they learn that Leila has actually never worked. It is the journey of a father who begins in Paris one night until dawn.
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📋 Film Details
| Original Title | Ma fille |
| Year | 2018 |
| Genre | Drama |
| Director | Naidra Ayadi |
| Runtime | 80 min. |
| Rating | TMDB: 5.7/10 (33 votes) |
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The film constructs its emotional core on the silent rift between a father's expectations and a daughter's concealed reality. It explores the unspoken legacy of displacement and the fragile architecture of family trust, built across generations and geographies.
What lingers after the final frame is the haunting image of a man navigating an alien city, his paternal quest becoming a metaphor for every unbridgeable distance created by love and silence. — MovieFinder Editorial
Director: Naidra Ayadi
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A solitary, contemplative viewing to fully absorb its slow-burn tension and visual melancholy.
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