Lila says
A film by Ziad Doueiri
French release January 26 2005
Synopsis
He has never talked to anyone about "it". She has never found anyone she wants to talk about "it" with. All she thinks about is him; and that she must talk about "it" with him if she wants his love. She's 16; he's 19.
Cast
Lila: Vahina Giocante
Chimo: Mohammed Khouas
Mouloud: Karim Ben Haddou
The Aunt: Edmonde Franchi
Bakary: Lotfi Chakry
Grand Jo: Hamid Dkhissi
Chimo's mother: Carmen Lebbos
Claire Soulier: Stéphanie Fatout
Chinese prostitute: Barbara Chossis
Priest: Dominique Bluzet
Police detective: Bruno Esposito
Crew
Director: Ziad Doueiri
Screenplay: Ziad Doueiri based on the novel by Chimo - Editions Plon Paris, with the collaboration of Joëlle Touma
Producer: Marina Gefter
Co-producers: John Battsek, Bernadette Carranza, Luigi Ferrara Santamaria
Co-producer: Fabienne Vonier
Line producers: Paul Trijbits, Andrew Ruhemann
Associate producers: Bruno Levy, Patricia Biancamano
1st assistant director: Eric Bartonio
Production manager: Malek Hamzaoui
Photography: John Daly
Music: Nitin Sawhney
Still photographers: Gérard Bonnet, Séverine Brigeot
Sound: Laurent Lafran, Sylvain Lasseur, Nicolas Naegelen
Sets: Yves Bernard
Costumes: Pierre Matard
Make-up: Heldi Baumberger
Editing: Tina Baz
Continuity: Catherine Magnan
Production assistant: Marie-Laure Calmette
Post-production supervisor: Nicolas Royer
Production information
Produced by HUIT ET DEMI PRODUCTION (France), ZEAL SRL (Italy), PASSION PICTURES LIMITES (England), France 2 Cinéma and PYRAMIDE PRODUCTIONS
With the support of the New Cinema Fund and the UK Film Council
With the participation of Canal +
In association with Move Movie, Cofimage 15
And with the support of Région PACA
Technical information
France
Year of production : 2004
Length : 89 mn
Festivals and awards
Official Selection Sundance Film Festival 2004
Official Selection Toronto Film Festival 2004
Official Selection Marrakech Film Festival 2004