Lila Says
2004 · Movie · R · 89 min · ★ 6.4 · 63% critics
A shy teen in a tough neighborhood becomes infatuated with a new girl who moves in with her aunt. When a rival gang leader also pursues her, the growing rivalry pulls everyone into a charged coming-of-age spiral that turns increasingly dangerous.
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Details
- Original title
- Lila dit ça
- Years
- 2004
- Release date
- 2005-01-26
- Language
- French
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 89 min
- Max quality
- SD
- Critic score
- 63/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.4/10 (106 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a raw, tense coming-of-age romance where desire and rivalry collide, similar in mood to Come Undone or Falcon Lake; Not for you if you avoid sexual content and bleak, violent consequences.
Pros: intense love triangle; gritty neighborhood tension; coming-of-age edge | Cons: heavy sexual themes; bleak turns; gang violence
Themes
- paris, france
- obsession
- ghetto
- teacher
- love
- gang
- writer
- voyeur
- neighborhood
- innocent
- flirtation
Cast & crew
Vahina Giocante
as Lila
Moa Khouas
as Chimo
- KH
Karim Ben Haddou
as Mouloud
Edmonde Franchi
as Lila's Aunt
- LC
Lotfi Chakri
as Bakary
- HD
Hamid Dkhissi
as Big Jo
Carmen Lebbos
as Chimo's Mother
- GA
Ghandi Assad
as Sammy
- DB
Dominique Bluzet
as Priest
Stéphanie Fatout
as Claire Soulier
Directed by Ziad Doueiri