

When Layla, a struggling Arab drag queen, falls in love for the first time, they lose and find themself in a transformative relationship that tests who they really are.
Acting
Bilal Hasna's face does EVERYTHING.
Costume
Layla's looks? Devastating. Princy's looks? Also devastating.
Writing
Dialogue that actually sounds like queer people talking.
Director
Amrou Al-Kadhi
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Director Amrou Al-Kadhi is a British-Iraqi non-binary drag artist who made this semi-autobiographical—Layla's conflict between working-class drag and Max's world mirrors their own Cambridge experience.
The film sparked debate in UK queer Arab circles: some celebrated finally seeing themselves, others felt Layla's self-destruction played into tropes of tragic queer POC.
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