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08:00 PM » Shiva Rose in DAVID & LAYLA at Berlin Kurdish Film Festival

18 Official Selections, 4 Wins.

Shiva Rose, the first Persian American actress in a lead role in an English-speaking feature, just won "Best Breakthrough Performance Award- see IMDB and Iranian of The Day at Iranian.com.

"Shiva Rose (as Layla) excels as a self-reliant damsel in distress worth rooting for." VARIETY.

Director, who won 'Spirit of Independent Award', will introduce the film.

DAVID & LAYLA is making a Guiness Book of Records by being Official Selections not only at regular film fests but also at 'Conflict Resolution' and 'Human Rights' fests, as well as at 'Love' and 'Romantic' film fests!

From an impossible romance, a hope (a fantasy!) for peace: David & Layla- a Jewish Muslim Politcal Romantic Comedy. Set in New York, inspired by a true story.

"This new comedy about young loves and the large ethnic families (on both sides) that stand between them could have been just another My Big Fat Greek Wedding, but its originality and insight set it apart. This outright charmer by Jay Jonroy has the potential of being a broad crowd-pleaser, along the lines of My Big Fat Greek Wedding. Only David and Layla is a superior variation on that film, with unexpected insights…” Joe Baltake.

Though Layla is a Kurdish war survivor refugee she symbolizes the grace & femininity of women from the Middle East and the Islamic world. Layla’s challenge - striving to keep the best of her rich East culture while adapting and accepting the best of West’s culture and freedom - is shared by millions of Muslim women from Tehran to Los Angeles, from Baghdad to Beirut, from Diyarbakr to Berlin.

TKTS 7 €. Purchase by phone (030)611 60 16 or at Eiszeit Cinema: Zeughofstraße 20, 10997 Berlin Kreuzberg.

Official film site: http://www.NewrozFilms.com

MySpace: www.MySpace.com/DavidAndLayla2006

Film synopsis in German: http://www.kurd-filmfestival.com/de/filme_davidundlayla.php

Cinema Eiszeit Kreuzberg: http://www.kinokompendium.de/eiszeit.htm

Festival info: http://www.kurd-filmfestival.com/de/

Contact: dv@NewrozFilms.com