Laila in Haifa

Laila in Haifa
Film poster
Directed by	Amos Gitai
Written by	Amos Gitai Marie-José Sanselme
Produced by	Amos Gitai Laurent Truchot Catherine Dussart
Starring	Maria Zreik Khawla Ibraheem Bahira Ablassi Naama Preis Tsahi Halevi Makram J. Khoury
Cinematography	Éric Gautier
Edited by	Yuval Orr
Music by	Aleksey Kochetkov
Production companies	Agav Films CDP United King Films  [ he ]
Release date	7 September 2020 (2020-09-07)(Venice)
Running time	99 minutes [1]
Countries	Israel France
Languages	Hebrew Arabic English

Laila in Haifa is a 2020 Israeli-French drama film directed by Amos Gitai. ^[2] It was selected to be shown in the main competition section of the 77th Venice International Film Festival. ^{[3] [4]}

The events of the film take place over one night in a club in the port city of Haifa. The film offers a snapshot of life in one of the last spaces in Israel where Israelis and Palestinians routinely engage in face-to-face relationships. ^[5]

Cast

• Tsahi Halevi as Gil
• Maria Zreik  [ it ] as Laila
• Khawla Ibraheem as Khawla
• Bahira Ablassi as Bahira
• Naama Preis as Naama
• Hana Laszlo as Hanna
• Makram Khoury as Kamal
• Clara Khoury as Roberta
• Hisham Sulliman as Hisham
• Tom Baum as Tom
• Amir Khoury as Amir
• Asher Lax as Asher
• Andrzej Seweryn as Andre

References

1. "Laila in Haifa". labiennale.org. La Biennale di Venezia. 17 July 2020. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
2. Ramachandran, Naman (28 July 2020). "HanWay Boards Amos Gitai's Venice Title 'Laila In Haifa'". Variety . Retrieved 31 July 2020.
3. Sharf, Zack (28 July 2020). "Venice Film Festival 2020 Full Lineup: Luca Guadagnino, Chloe Zhao, Gia Coppola, and More". IndieWire . Retrieved 28 July 2020.
4. "Venezia 77 Competition". labiennale.org. La Biennale di Venezia. 28 July 2020. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
5. Gitai, Amos (1 September 2021), Laila in Haifa (Comedy, Drama), Maria Zreik, Khawla Ibraheem, Bahira Ablassi, Agav Films, Catherine Dussart Productions (CDP), United King Films, retrieved 23 June 2025

External links

• Laila in Haifa at IMDb
• Laila in Haifa at Rotten Tomatoes