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Abou Leila

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In 1994, two childhood friends travel across Algeria to find a terrorist.

Critics Reviews

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Boyd van Hoeij The Hollywood Reporter 06/06/2019
An intriguing debut for arthouse aficionados. Go to Full Review
Jay Weissberg Variety 06/02/2019
Taken as a whole, the overlong movie fails to come together, too invested in generating a claustrophobic atmosphere, even in the open desert, to the neglect of everything else. Go to Full Review
Joseph Fahim Middle East Eye 07/03/2021
Sidi-Boumediene is more concerned with evoking the state of fear and paranoia from the impending violence than creating a tidy narrative, challenging his audience to stick around for the ride. Go to Full Review
Javier Ocaña El Pais (Spain) 08/31/2020
Abou Leila is more atmospheric than narrative, but something about it invites you to keep watching. [Full Review in Spanish] Go to Full Review
Fernando Bernal Cinemanía (Spain) 08/25/2020
4/5
[A] brilliant debut. [Full review in Spanish] Go to Full Review
Lisa Nesselson France24 07/30/2020
Surreal elements make this sun-drenched western part-thriller, part-tragedy... Go to Full Review
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07/15/2022 Mac & cheese couscous. Not worth finishing & feel worse if you do. See more Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis In 1994, two childhood friends travel across Algeria to find a terrorist.
Director
Amin Sidi-Boumediène
Producer
Yacine Bouaziz
Screenwriter
Amin Sidi-Boumediène
Production Co
In Vivo Films, Thala Films Production
Genre
Crime, Drama
Original Language
Arabic
Runtime
2h 15m