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2009
Festival Short Films (March 27-29)
French director Benjamin Rufi presents the North American premiere of Leila
 
director/screenplay Benjamin Rufi producer La Fémis starring Lilly Eido, Salah Teskouk, Rayane Mezzouri running time 14 min
Synopsis
Leila, a young nurse from North Africa, has done something for which she cannot forgive herself. She has taken one of her patients off the respirator. On her way back home, she is faced with moral dilemmas. Accidents and strange encounters lead her to question her own actions. Why did she act against her religious beliefs? What kind of a woman is she becoming? Why has she killed her father?
director/screenwriter
Benjamin Rufi
actress
Lilly Eido
| 2008 |
Leila by Benjamin Rufi |
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Paname Follie’s by Sophie Blanvillain |
actor
Salah Teskouk
selected films since 2005
| 2008 |
Leila by Benjamin Rufi |
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Un si beau voyage by Khaled Ghorbal |
| 2006 |
Mon colonel by Laurent Herbiet |
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Paris, je t’aime by Olivier Assayas |
| 2005 |
La Petite Jérusalem by Karin Albou |
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L’Eté de Noura by Pascal Tessaud |
actor
Rayane Mezzouri
| 2008 |
Leila by Benjamin Rufi |
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