Leila
Feb 23 2011
•1h 25m
•Music, Romance
Gab has a well-ordered life: a fiancée, a wealthy family. Leïla, who struggles to juggle her studies, odd jobs, and a brother to support, does not allow herself to live her own life... When Gab meets Leïla, it is a clash of worlds, the beginning of a great love story that will collide violently with reality.
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Leïla Bekhti
Leïla
Benjamin Siksou
Gabriel
Cécile Cassel
Alexandra
Chantal Lauby
Valérie
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