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A young woman from Sarajevo only has her work in a fast-food restaurant and the care for her alcoholic father. She falls in love with sailor Vedad, who offers her a way out.




Lejla is a young woman from Sarajevo who feels stuck in her life. Working in a fast-food restaurant and caring for her elderly father is all she has. Until a sailor, Vedad, asks her out one day. They fall in love and Vedad offers her an escape. Lejla has to decide which future plan she will follow. This film premièred in Cannes, in the talent section Cinéfondation.


Title: Lejla
Year: 2017
Duration : 22 minutes
Category: Short Feature
Edition: NFF 2017

Drama

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