David & Layla [HD]

A feel-good cross-cultural romantic drama
"David and Layla" is a romantic drama that explores the love between two people from very different cultural backgrounds. David Fine (David Moscow) is a Jewish guy and host of a show "Sex and Happiness" who spends his workdays interviewing people on the streets of Brooklyn. He is engaged to a domineering, Type- A personality, Abby (Callie Thorne), also a Jew. Things are moving along, not altogether satisfactorily (especially in his love life), when David sees a beautiful, exotic young woman walk down the street one day. The lady in question is Layla (Shiva Rose), a Kurdish refugee from Iraq who is living with her affluent relatives whilst she tries to figure out a way to get a green card - her visa expires in 30 days, and she faces deportation.

David finds himself falling hard for Layla, and the story centers on their courtship and the problems that inevitably arise in a cross-cultural romance, especially considering that David is a Jew whilst Layla is a Muslim. Needless to...

A movie for our times!
This is a very entertaining romantic comedy about a Jewish TV producer, David, who falls in love with a young Muslim woman, Layla, a Kurdish immigrant whose visa for visiting America is soon to expire. Layla dances for a living while she lives with her relatives who have grown very attached to her. They want her to remain in America and so they encourage her to accept the marriage proposal of a successful Iranian-American doctor who is smitten with her even though his feelings are not reciprocated. David falls in love with Layla while he is engaged with a Type A personality Jewish girl whose persona makes her both funny and captivating to watch. The unfolding romance between David and Layla creates friction in each of their families who are as passionate about their religious faith as they are of disdaining the other. The director is masterful in advancing the movie's plot by displaying the serious concerns of both families as they reluctantly recognize the genuine affection of the...

Modern Romeo and Juliet jewish/muslim love story based on a true story!
I found this movie by accident and was intrigued enough to buy it. I am very glad that I did! David & Layla is a very sweet heart-felt movie based upon a real life happily ever after love story! The movie is a rich and colorful tapestry interwoven with threads from eastern and western history, customs, and traditions to create a beautiful timeless tale of the transformational and redemptive power of love. For example, early in the movie, conversations between David and Layla include even-handed references to the contributions of both Muslim and Jewish scientists, doctors, statesmen (such as Saladin), and artists to the modern western world including mathematics (algebra), medicine (Saladin's Jewish doctor Maimonides), music (the brilliant musician Ziyrab of Baghdad who later moved to Al Andalus and brought the arts and high culture to the court at Cordoba!), and more.

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