Laila in Haifa (2020)

Original title

לילה בחיפה

Directed by

Amos Gitai

Genre

drama film

Country

Israel, France

Runtime

1h 39m

Rated

14

Rating

4.9 of 10 from 4 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Over the course of one night in a Haifa club, a diverse group of characters from different backgrounds and orientations interact. The film follows their conversations and connections as they share the space.

nighttimeintimateconversationalcontemplativehopefullow-keyurban

What happens

Laila in Haifa (Hebrew title: לילה בחיפה, Layla BeHaifa) is a 2020 Israeli-French comedy-drama film directed by Amos Gitai. It was selected to be shown in the main competition section of the 77th Venice International Film Festival. The events of the film take place over one night in a club in Haifa, Israel. The club Fattoush is the place where people of different background meet, as the director of the film puts it: "men and women, straight and gay, Jews and Arabs, radical and moderate". (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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