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Romance & Politics: David & Layla won Audience Award against La Vie en Rose, 2 Days in Paris and Lady Chatterley among the top 'Love' films of International Cinema at the oldest Amour film festival in the world held during Valentine week in Europe.
Inspired by a true story, a Romeo & Juliet political comedy about the sparks that fly when a Jew and a Muslim fall in love in New York.
++++ "A bold, politically relevant film against impossible odds." - Harold Pinter, Nobel Laureate, Oscar Nominee, Screenwriter & Playwright (London.)
**** 6 Awards, Official Selection in Competition at 23 International Film Festivals. **** David & Layla may be the first film ever to be an Official Selection not only at regular film festivals, but also at Human Rights & Conflict Resolution and Romantic & Love film festivals.
**** It was featured at the Panorama's Closing Night at the Verona, Italy International Amore Film Festival as a modern interpretation of Romeo & Juliet.
++++ "Love, Sex, Belly Dancing and Religious Differences: The star-crossed romance David & Layla is layered with sharply observed cultural details. The movie works thanks to the charm of its leads and the writer and director Jay Jonroy's observations about Jewish and Muslim family life." - Matt Zoller Seitz, The New York Times.
++++ "Take the star-crossed romance of Romeo & Juliet, add some graphic sexual humor a la The 40-Year-Old Virgin and toss into the crucible of Middle East politics, and you get David & Layla, a frothy romantic comedy. Every scene Callie Thorne is in crackles with unhinged hilarity.
David & Layla is suffused with the warmth and passion of the filmmaker Jay Jonroy." - Ann Hornaday, The Washington Post.
++++ "David & Layla manages to be both randy and chaste. Packed with meals, music and religious ideas. The climactic celebration sequence is a high point. Displays an unusual grasp of complex political issues. It's an offbeat cross-cultural romance with a positive message." - Michael Ordo
ña, The Los Angeles Times. ++++ "It's hard not to be infected by the good humor and sheer joie de vivre of 'David & Layla'." - Ella Taylor, LA Weekly.
++++ " 'Guess Who Is Coming to Dinner' for the 21st Century. An earnest, frequently funny comedy. Boasts a brand of chutzpah that highlights 'the anything possible' side of America with energy to burn. Shiva Rose (Layla) excels" - Lisa Nesselson, Variety. ++++ "Let's call for a ceasefire in the
hostilities in the Middle East, require all combatants to take a 106-minute break and watch this movie. My hearty, must-see endorsement." - Keith D Cohen, Jewish Chronicle. ++++ "While the movie evokes a comic tone, David & Layla is a plea for world peace; an optimistic cri de coeur. The music is splendid." - Harvey Karten, Film Journal.
++++ "The performances are another virtue. Boyish, reedy Moscow is fresh, immensely likable and amusing, while Rose boasts classic beauty, stoic dignity and an ability to pull off her character's rare but striking angry outbursts." - Sid Smith, Chicago Tribune. ++++ "David & Layla is a romantic comedy with a conscience; it brims with optimistic spirit and is blessed by Shiva Rose's performance. It is proof of the resiliency of the human spirit." - Barbara Vancheri, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
++++ "My big, fat, Jewish-Muslim wedding. Writer/Director Jay Jonroy has done a fine job." -Tom Tugend, The Jerusalem Post. ++++ "Could have been another My Big Fat Greek Wedding but its originality and insight set it apart. David and Layla is a superior variation on that film with unexpected ins
ights.' - Joe Baltake, Independent Film Critic. Trailer, Film Clips, 25 Reviews & Press Kit at: http://www.DavidandLayla.com/

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