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Layla M.
2016
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3.5
Premiering in the Platform competition section at the Toronto Film Festival, Layla M. may have special resonance in the Netherlands, a country plagued ..
Variety
4.0
Whip smart and astonishingly empathic, Layla M is a convincing hypothesis on the attractions and illusions of Islamic terrorism.
We Got This Covered
3.0
Be careful what you wish for.In Layla M, a disillusioned young Muslim woman grows to feel that there is no longer a place for her in an increasingly i ..
Screen Daily
3.5
First Match, a Netflix Original movie that made its debut on March 30, begins with near surreal imagery: a shot of a blue sky with a fluffy cloud susp ..
The New York Times
3.8
Chilling in how it shows a Dutch teen doubling down on her Islamic defiance, sobering in how it shows her idealism betrayed
Rogers Movie Nation
3.5
By declining to reach for answers it doesnt have, Layla M instead gets to lay claim to the questions.It makes for a much more compelling film.
Decider
3.5
Despite the harsh ending, Layla M. is still a movie worth checking out.
Daily Dot
4.0
Layla M. is as topical as it is heartbreaking. This atypical coming of age story is a fantastic debut for Nora El Koussour.
One Room With A View
3.0
By Angelo Muredda The youth in extremis movie gets a relatively fresh new face in Mijke de Jongs Layla M., which, together with Barry Jenkins Moonligh ..
Cinema Scope
4.5
The brilliance of this film and El Koussours performance is that Laylas M.s indoctrination to being a wife of a Jihadist is logical, and even relatabl ..
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