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Laila's Birthday

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Initial release September 6, 2008
Directors Rashid Masharawi
Screenplay Rashid Masharawi
ComposersKais Sellami
Producers Rashid Masharawi
Mohamed Habib Attia
Peter van Vogelpoel
Wouter Barendrecht
Michael J. Werner
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About Laila's Birthday


Forced to change careers after government cuts, Palestinian judge Abu Laila (Mohammed Bakri) becomes a cabbie. And in his new profession, chaos is the rule. One morning, Abu's wife, Um (Areen Omari), dispatches him with the task of securing a gift and a cake for Laila (Nour Zoubi), their soon-to-be 7-year-old daughter. But in a day marked by gridlock, unruly passengers and surprises at every turn, Abu's simple errand becomes a surreal adventure in the urban dysfunction of the West Bank. …

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