Ahmet is the dutiful son of Turkish immigrants, a tough boxer and hardworking soldier dedicated to "serving Austria". Throughout his life, he has learned to conform to the expectations of others.
The desire to feel like himself again forces Ahmet to pursue an old dream and enroll in acting classes. There, he is encouraged to confront his own vulnerability. But that is easier said than done. Ahmet hasn't cried since childhood. And the more he tries to break out of traditional gender roles, the stronger the conflicts with himself become.
Soldier Ahmet begins as a parable about a Turkish migrant living in Austria. As the film progresses, it reveals a complex portrait of a young man, his quest for belonging and the power of his emotional world.
Visions du Réel 2021, CH | Diagonale - Festival of Austrian Films 2021, AT | Sarajevo Film Festival 2021, BA | Biografilm Festival 2021, IT | Filmfestival Kitzbühel 2021, AT | Frame[o]ut Festival 2021, AT | This Human World Film Festival 2021, AT | DOK.Fest München 2022, DE | Full Frame Documentary Film Festival 2022, US | Julien Dubuque IFF 2022, US | International Film Festival of Uruguay 2022, UY
Best Sound Design for Documentary Film (Diagonale - Festival of Austrian Films 2021) | Austrian Competition Award (This Human World Film Festival 2021, AT)
Im März 2025
LAYLA ein Film von Amrou Al-Kadhi
"Eine überwältigende Feier von queerem Leben" Indiewire
Sundance FF, BFI London FF
UK 2024, 100 min engl. OF mit dt. UT
Graz: 12.3., 20:40 Uhr KIZRoyal
Wien: 17.3., 20:00 Uhr Votivkino
Klagenfurt: 26.3., 20.10 Uhr Volkskino
Innsbruck: 31.3., 20:30 Uhr Cinematograph in Coop mit Queeres Chaoskollektiv
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Mittwoch 2. April:
18.00 Moviemento Linz / 20.00 Kino Freistadt
Freitag 4. April, 19.30:
Metrokino Wien
Samstag 5. April, 19.00:
Cineplexx Wiener Neustadt
Dienstag 8. April, 19.30
Filmstudio Villach (Start 11.4.)
Mittwoch 9. April, 20.00:
Leokino Innsbruck (Start 11.4.)
Mittwoch 23. April, 19.30
Volkskino Klagenfurt (23.+24.4.)
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WIEN: Metro Kinokulturhaus / Village Cinema / Cineplexx Donauzentrum / Cineplexx Millenium City
Cineplexx Auhof / Cineplexx Wienerberg
NÖ: Cineplexx Westfield SCS Vösendorf / Cineplexx Wiener Neustadt / Cineplexx Amstetten
Apollokino Stockerau / Grand Movie Neunkirchen
OÖ: Moviemento Linz / Cineplexx Linz / Kino Freistadt /Dieselkino Braunau
STMK: KIZ Royal Graz / Cineplexx Graz / Cineplexx Leoben / Cineplexx Weiz / Dieselkino Gleisdorf / Dieselkino Lieboch
SLBG: Cineplexx Salzburg Airport
TIROL: Cineplexx Wörgl
BGL: Cineplexx Mattersburg / Cineplexx Parndorf
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23.+ 24. April Volkskino Klagenfurt
Kino Lambach (TB)
Mai:
Kino im Kesselhaus, Krems (TB)
7.+ 8. Mai: Kino Retz
20.+ 27. Mai Stadtkino Hallein
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29.3., 13.30 Schubert 1
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17 - 19 March 2025: East Doc Platform, Prague CZ
27 March - 1 April 2025: Diagonale, Graz AT