Haifa, nicknamed after the city of his love and hope, goes around and comes around in a Palestinian refugee camp. Although he is everybody's fool, there are many things that only he knows. He is closely related to the family of Abu Said, a former policeman who gains new hopes from the political developments. Oum Said, his wife, hangs her hope on the imminent release of their eldest son, Said, from jail. She tries to find him a bride to secure things for the future. Their youngest son, Siad, is cynical and rebellious. He refuses to believe things. Sabah, the 12 year old daughter is romancing the future and wants to find out what's in it for her. The different stories are interwoven into a very timely insight into the current Palestinian mind.

A middle-aged truck driver travelling through the desert with his good-for-nothing nephew and a pretty nun, gets stuck and are forced to wait to be rescued.

Haifa,nicknamedafterthecityofhisloveandhope,goesaroundandcomesaroundinaPalestinianrefugeecamp.Althoughheiseverybody'sfool,therearemanythingsthatonlyheknows.HeiscloselyrelatedtothefamilyofAbuSaid,aformerpolicemanwhogainsnewhopesfromthepoliticaldevelopments.OumSaid,hiswife,hangsherhopeontheimminentreleaseoftheireldestson,Said,fromjail.Shetriestofindhimabridetosecurethingsforthefuture.Theiryoungestson,Siad,iscynicalandrebellious.Herefusestobelievethings.Sabah,the12yearolddaughterisromancingthefutureandwantstofindoutwhat'sinitforher.ThedifferentstoriesareinterwovenintoaverytimelyinsightintothecurrentPalestinianmind.

艾哈迈德在其爱人的家门口遭年轻的狙击手萨拉姆枪击，倒在海法街上奄奄一息，这条街是2006年巴格达最恐怖而危险的街区。那一天他正准备求婚，而萨拉姆阻止任何人靠近艾哈迈德对其施救。电影将以半封闭空间下令人窒息的剪辑，展现扑朔迷离的剧情走向和抽丝剥茧的人物关系，以及暴力统治下人们的悲惨境遇。

在以色列港口城市海法的一家俱乐部里，五名迥异身份的女性相遇。她们中有以色列人，也有巴勒斯坦人，但她们的交往却抛开了身份标签。《莱拉在海法》通过戏剧性的幽默讽刺，为观众展现了以色列人和巴勒斯坦人交流碰撞的当代日常。本片入围第77届威尼斯电影节主竞赛单元。