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An astute detailing of a Muslim woman's radicalization in Amsterdam and beyond.
Scott Tobias, Variety
Overview
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.
Director and cast
- Mijke de Jong Director
- Nora el Koussour as Layla
- Ilias Addab as Abdel
- Hassan Akkouch as Zine
- Yasemin Çetinkaya as Oum Osama
- Husam Chadat as Sheikh Abdullah Al Sabin
- Karl Ferlin as Gastheer vluchthuis antwerpen
- Sachli Gholamalizad as Senna
- Mohammed Azaay as Vader
- Zouhair Ait Aadi as Jihadi trainingscamp Belgium
- Steef Cuijpers as AIVD agent
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