First The Blush, Then The Habit

First The Blush, Then The Habit

2025 · 15 min · Drama, Thriller

Layla has a fierce journey before landing in the same city where Ettore lives. Ettore, decades earlier, had an unforgettable passage to escape war. Since then, Layla and Ettore's undead bodies cruise the city every night in search of food. Their meeting will reveal similar memories, fears, tenderness, and a desire to eternalise the youth that was stolen from them.

Directed by Mariam Al Ferjani

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Mariam Al Ferjani Layla
Bartolo casiraghi Ettore

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