Leila is a singer-songwriter who lives in Brussels. When Antoine, the man she is in love with, suddenly walks out on her for another woman, she leaves for Berlin to start a new life.
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Leila Albayaty
Leila
Hana Al Bayaty
Hana
Tarek Atoui
Tarek
Marc Barbé
Antoine
Sebastian Blomberg
Robert
Julien Faure
Michel
Ivan Imperiali
Ivan
Eric Ménard
Eric
Alain Rylant
Alain
Cristoforo Spoto
Cristoforo
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