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Layla Fourie (2013)

Layla Fourie poster
Directed by
Pia Marais
Genre
thriller film
Country
Germany, France, Netherlands
Runtime
1h 47m
Rated
12
Rating
5.6 of 10 from 7 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A single mother takes a job at a South African casino where she becomes entangled in a web of deceit and danger. She must navigate her troubled past and the dangerous present to protect her son.

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What happens

Layla Fourie is a 2013 thriller film directed by Pia Marais. It is a co-production between Germany, South Africa, France and the Netherlands. It premiered in competition at the 63rd Berlin International Film Festival where Marais won a Special Mention. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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