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Lila Says (French title: Lila dit ça) is a 2004 French film directed by Ziad Doueiri. The plot is based on the novel of the same title written by "Chimo" (a pseudonym).

Plot

Chimo (played by Mohammed Khouas), a shy nineteen-year-old Muslim poet/writer, falls for Lila (Vahina Giacante), a beautiful blonde girl who just moved in with her aunt in an Arab ghetto. One day Lila asks Chimo to look up her skirt — if he can handle it. Meanwhile, Mouloud (Karim Ben Haddou), the brash leader of the 'gang' in which he is pulling away from, also sets his sights on Lila. Their game of sexual discovery leads to an unexpected look at tolerance, self-hatred, and machismo in modern French society, particularly in immigrant communities -- it also questions the fantasy that permeates the film with fun, danger, mystique, and eroticism.

It is interesting to notice that about one year after the release of the movie, a took place in Paris. The riots were caused by Muslin teenagers living in the suburbs of the city. They began after the death of two teenagers who were electrocuted while hiding from police in an electrical sub-station.

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