Layla M. (2016) film review by Lukas Agelastos, 12 December 2020. Layla M. is about a teenage Muslim girl growing up in Amsterdam who becomes radicalised. Layla is smart but stubborn like many kids her age- and of fiery Moroccan background. She has a hard time with the increasing suspicion towards girls with headscarves and boys with beards that she witnesses every day. While her disappointment grows, her faith increases. Layla connects with a group of Muslims who fight for their religious views. Layla starts posting flyers and films online depicting atrocities committed against Muslims. She also becomes interested in the charismatic Abdel. When her brother, who has more moderate views than her, and she are arrested by the police, Layla resolves to leave home. She decides to marry Abdel and leave for Belgium to raise money and awareness for their cause and to start an adventure. After they narrowly dodge a raid by the police on a group of jihadists, they flee to the Middle East, where