Two inner-city teenagers engage in an obsessive, innocent flirtation fueled by Lila's sexually explicit overtures. Lila Says is neither entertaining or romantic enough for anyone to actually care plus none of the actors were good or memorable to begin with. If you like this kind of films with sexual stuff in them this one will disappoint you since nothing actually happens but also the storyline is kind of a mess and pretty much misleading as well so i wouldn't expect anything from this flick to be honest with you cause it's really poorly done. (0/10)

"Lila dit ça" is a contemporary story about two teenagers, Chimo and Lila, which have a hidden attraction for each other in spite of not knowing each other very well… Chimo (Mohammed Khouas) is a young Muslim guy which lives with his mother and has a group of friends also Arab. He's quieter than the others, he's calm, peaceful and has a great dream: to become a writer… but he thinks he'll never get it… Lila (Vahina Giocante) is a mysterious young girl who arrives in the neighborhood. From the very first moment Chimo is in love with her. At the beginning he didn't notice, he thinks it's just an attraction, but then he'll understand he is… Lila is mysterious, acts strangely, but she's beautiful. She has the face of an angel (as is said by herself in the movie!) but the mind of a devil… She's provocative, insinuating, and she's always speaking about sex, and about her sex… She's a real devil with an angel face! But is she in love with Chimo (as he's for her), or is it just a game to her? By the end the viewer will find out!It's a story about passion (teenage passion), self-discovery, teenage relationships, but it also portrays a reality of mixed cultures. It describes very well the shock between different cultures which stand side-by-side in the French suburbs nowadays… It's just the plot's background but it ends being a good social portrait of these different cultures.All in all it's a good movie which deserves a 7/10 score!

In a poor Arab neighborhood, the nineteen years old Chimo (Mohammed Khouas) lives alone with his mother and is a talented natural writer. His school teacher offers him the chance to study in Paris, inclusive with a letter of recommendation, but his mother can not afford and Chimo stays. His three best friends are completely losers and scoundrels. When the shy Chimo meets the gorgeous and sexy new-arrival in the ghetto Lila (Vahina Giocante), who lives with a deranged aunt, his gross friend Mouloud (Karim Ben Haddou) falls for her. However, Chimo becomes close to Lila, who seduces him with her sexual games, telling him about her perverted sexual experience. The inexperienced Chimo falls in love for her, but he does not know how to declare his love for the girl. When Mouloud sneaks and listens to a private conversation between Lila and Chimo, he concludes that the girl is a whore, with tragic consequences."Lila Dit Ça" is a wonderful coming-of-age low-budget movie, with a simple, touching, sensitive, consistent and real love story and magnificent direction, screenplay and performances. The tale shows also the lack of perspective of the youngsters of the lower classes in a First World Country and the effects of ignorance and prejudice. The unknown Mohammed Khouas is an excellent actor, and as Lila says, has very expressive eyes. Vahina Giocante is also great and very beautiful, with a perfect chemistry with Mohammed Khouas. I highly recommend this movie for viewers that wish to see a beautiful and sad romance. My vote is eight.Title (Brazil): "Lila Diz…" ("Lila Says…")

Aside from the provocative language and compelling look at two diverse ethnicities I was pretty surprised by the lack of gratuitous nudity in this film as the story instead focuses on the reactions of both main characters. Story is set in an Arab community in Marseilles, France where we see 16 year old Lila (Vahina Giocante) who rides around the neighborhood on her motor bike drawing unwanted attention from the Muslim residents. She catches the attention of 19 year old Chimo (Mohammed Khouas) who needs to write a short novel to get into a good writing school and see's Lila not only as an inspiration but also as a curiosity.*****SPOILER ALERT***** During their first conversation Lila asks "would you like to see my pussy" and this would set the tone for a relationship that (for the most part) would be based on only explicit talk although she does do him the favor of giving him a hand job while riding together on her motor bike. Chimo's friends give him a hard time about his relationship with her while Lila lives with her aunt who not only may or not be a lesbian but is also very religious. Lila tells Chimo that she would like him to video tape her having sex with a bunch of strangers and she also tells her aunt that she had an erotic encounter with Satan but Chimo never takes advantage of her and instead pours his thoughts into his writing.This is only the second feature from Lenanese director Ziad Doueiri who scored well with audiences with his first film "West Beirut" and here he takes the story from the 1996 book (from the real Chimo) and creates a pretty captivating look at teen loneliness from two different cultures. Arguably the most interesting aspect of the script comes from the fact that Chimo purposely doesn't take advantage of the precocious Lila and instead uses her as a muse for his talent as a writer. The script also shows that Chimo does grow to care for her greatly but from her explicit language and the problems of his peers in the Arab community Chimo seems taken aback from the events. This is the film debut of Khouas who does a good job of handling the lead role and seems destined for a good acting career but the screen belongs to Giocante and it's easy to see that the camera loves her! Giocante has appeared in many films already but nothing like the role that she has here and it will be very interesting (not to mention titillating) to watch her grow as an actress. This film doesn't offer the gratuitous nudity that one might expect from such a story but it is a very well made film that possesses a script that's nonetheless provocative in nature and gives viewers the chance to see a burgeoning actress in Giocante.