A village girl escapes to Beirut chasing dreams — but the city has other plans.
Layla is a dreamy village girl, who decides to escape from her harsh uncle's house, who wants her to marry a man she doesn't love. She goes to Beirut and works in a singing band which goes bankrupt. The head of the band asks a wealthy man to help them and Said Abu Dahab sees Layla and falls for her.
Acting
Sabah's luminous presence carries every frame.
Costume
1960s Beirut glamour and village authenticity collide.
Director
Mohamed Salman
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This captures peak 1960s Egyptian-Lebanese co-production energy, when Cairo stars regularly filmed in Beirut's more liberal studios.
Sabah reportedly did her own singing — rare for the era when many stars were dubbed by professionals like Nagat.
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