Leila and the Wolves

Leila and the Wolves (Arabic: ليلى والذئاب) is a 1984 drama film from Lebanese director Heiny Srour^[1] and assistant director Sabah Jabbour.^[2]

It was filmed in often treacherous areas and the filming lasted seven years.^[3] In the film, the protagonist Leila, a modern Lebanese woman living in London, time travels through the 1900s to the 1980s, with each trip focusing on the centrality of women in Palestinian and Lebanese resistance movements.^[4] The film won the Grand Prize in the Third World competition at the International Filmfestival Mannheim-Heidelberg.^[1]

Cast & Crew

Directors of photography: Charlet Recors, Curtis Clark

Editor: Eva Houdova

Sound: Peter Maxwell

Music: Mounir Bachir, Laki Nassif

Cast: Nabila Zeitouni, Rafik Ali Ahmad, Raja Nehme, Sabah Obeid, Samar Samy