View larger Lila Says Starring: Vahina Giocante, Mohammed Khouas, Karim Ben Haddou, Lotfi Chakri, Hamid Dkhissi, Carmen Lebbos, Stéphanie Fatout, Barbara Chossis Directed by: Ziad Doueiri Screenplay by: Ziad Doueiri, Mark Lawrence, Joelle Touma Release Date: July 1th, 2005 MPAA Rating: Not Rated. Studio: Samuel Goldwyn Films Follow @madeinatlantis Domestic: $121,365 (22.6%) Foreign: $416,506 (77.4%) Total: $537,871 (Worldwide)  US Box-Office Results  UK Box-Office Results   All Box-Office Charts

Based on the best-selling and highly controversial French novel of the same name, Lila Says (Lila Dit Ca) is an incredibly seductive story of sexual awakening. The story explores an Arabic 19 year old aspiring writer named Chimo who falls for Lila, the sexually forthright and stunning French girl who moves into the Parisian ghetto he grew up in. With her torrid glances and explicit fantasies, Lila engages Chimo in a game of sexual discovery that walks a fine line between innocence and danger. With the striking performance of newcomer Vahina Giocante as the promiscuous young girl, LILA SAYS is an unbelievably sexy and unexpectedly shocking film, showing a side of innocence and sexuality rarely depicted on the screen.Lila Dit Ca"Lila Says" is based on a book that caused much controversy in France. Nineteen-year-old quiet poet Chimo (Mohammed Khouas) falls for Lila (Vahina Giacante), a gorgeous, blonde girl who just moved in with her creepy aunt in an Arab ghetto. One day Lila asks Chimo to look up her skirt -- if he can handle it. Meanwhile, Mouloud (Karim Benhadou), the loud leader of a rival gang, also sets his sights on Lila. Read Full Production Notes

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