
Laylaisan18-yearoldgirl,bornandraisedinAmsterdam.Laylaissmart,wittyandstubborn-andofMoroccanbackground.Inthetimesofconstantterroristthreat,shestruggleswiththeincreasingsuspiciontowardsgirlswithheadscarvesandboyswithbeardsthatshewitnesseseveryday.Whileherfrustrationgrows,herfaithintensifies.Eventually,shejoinsagroupofMuslimswhofightfortheirpracticeofIslam.LaylapostsfilmsonlinedepictingthehorrorsinSyriaandGazaandmakespoliticalflyers.AndsheflirtswiththecharismaticAbdel.Whenherpeacefulbrotherandshearearrestedbythepolice,Layla,feelinghurtandisolatedinheranger,moreandmoreinconflictwithherparents,isleftwithonlyoneoption:toleavehome.Shechoosesmarriage,withAbdel.Aftertheirwedding,LaylaandAbdelroamthecountrytogether,perform'missionarywork',andraisemoneyforthegoodcause.ButaftertheynarrowlyescapearaidbytheBelgianpoliceonagroupofyoungjihadists,theyhavetoflee,totheMiddleEast.Laylaencountersaworldthatnurturesherideasinitially,butfinallyconfrontsherwithanimpossiblechoice.

