“Darling, Something's Wrong with Your Head＂ a
story of forbidden love, is the first fiction feature set in
Gaza in over 15 years. The film is a modern re-telling
of the legendary tragic romance 'Majnun Layla', which
was set in seventh century Arabia, when a poet named
Qays fell in love with Layla. Driven by the intensity of
his passion, Qays was known as 'Majnun Layla', which
translates as 'madman for Layla'. In the contemporary
setting, two students in the West Bank are forced to
return home to Gaza, where their love defies tradition. To
reach his lover, Qays graffiti's poetry across town.
