''Leïla'' is a 2001 Danish film directed by
Gabriel Axel
Axel Gabriel Erik Mørch better known as Gabriel Axel (18 April 1918 – 9 February 2014) Ronald Berganbr>Obituary: Gabriel Axel ''The Guardian'', 10 February 2014 was a Danish film director, actor, writer and producer, best known for ''Bab ...
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Plot
A young Danish guy, Nils, is visiting Morocco, where he meets the 16-year-old
Berber
Berber or Berbers may refer to:
Ethnic group
* Berbers, an ethnic group native to Northern Africa
* Berber languages, a family of Afro-Asiatic languages
Places
* Berber, Sudan, a town on the Nile
People with the surname
* Ady Berber (1913–196 ...
girl Leïla. It marks the beginning of a great, all-encompassing passion. Leïla must defy her family to be with Nils, and their love has big consequences.
Cast
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Mélanie Doutey as Leïla
*
Arnaud Binard
Arnaud Binard (born 18 January 1971 in Bordeaux) is a French people, French actor and producer mainly known for his roles in many romantic or detective Television in France, television hit-series broadcast throughout the French-speaking world s ...
as Nils
* Malika El-Omari as Moona
* Azeddine Bouayad as Brahim
*
Michel Bouquet
Michel François Pierre Bouquet (6 November 1925 – 13 April 2022) was a French stage and film actor. He appeared in more than 100 films from 1947 to 2020. He won the Best Actor European Film Award for '' Toto the Hero'' in 1991 and two Best ...
- narrator
*
Mitch Bateman as party goer
*
Christian E. Christiansen as Nils' friend no. 2
* as Nils' friend no. 1 (uncredited)
Reception
The film was met with very negative reviews and was a
box office bomb
A box-office bomb is a film that is unprofitable or considered highly unsuccessful during its theatrical run. Although any film for which the combined production budget, marketing, and distribution costs exceed the revenue after release has te ...
.
Swedish
film critic
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in ''
Variety
Variety may refer to:
Arts and entertainment Entertainment formats
* Variety (radio)
* Variety show, in theater and television
Films
* ''Variety'' (1925 film), a German silent film directed by Ewald Andre Dupont
* ''Variety'' (1935 film), ...
'' wrote "Pic feels tepid and devoid of emotional involvement. Due to the use of
v.o., the two leads never get a real chance to convey their characters' emotions."
References
External links
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2001 films
Danish drama films
2000s French-language films
Films set in Morocco
Films directed by Gabriel Axel
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