Film
Laila's Birthday
2009 · 1h 11m · Drama
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- 6.9
- Rotten Tomatoes
- 82%
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Overview
As Abu Laila is forced to leave his job as a judge and become a cab driver, he faces a hectic challenge when he's told by his wife to bring a gift and a cake for their daughter's seventh birthday, which proves to be a task more complicated than he expected.
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Cast
Mohammad Bakri
Abu Laila
Areen Omari
Um Laila
Nour Zoubi
Laila
Saleh Bakri
Former Prisoner
Walid Abed Elsalam
Director in the Ministry of Justice
Mahmoud Awadd
Mechanic
Karma Zoubi
Woman passenger to the hospital
Khaled Horani
Policeman in the police station
Hossine Nakhla
Donkey's Owner
Ahmad Abu Sal'oum
the second taxi driver
Housam Abu A'ishe
Gas Station Employee
Najah Abu El Heija
Crying Widow
Ahmad Abu Sal'oum
Second Taxi Driver
Valentina Abu-'Aksa
Woman in the Queue
Khaled Al Masou
Employee of the Ministry of Justice
Rawan Ao'de
Student Couple
Crew
- Rashid MasharawiProducer · Director · Screenplay
- Peter van VogelpoelProducer
- Mohamed Habib AttiaProducer
- Tarek Ben AbdallahDirector of Photography
- Néstor SanzDirector of Photography
- Kaies SellamiOriginal Music Composer
- Pascale ChavanceEditor
- Areen OmariCasting
Media
Details
- Release date
- April 9, 2009
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- Arabic
- Runtime
- 1h 11m
- Genres
- Drama
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