Laila's Birthday
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| Initial release | September 6, 2008 |
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| Directors | Rashid Masharawi |
| Screenplay | Rashid Masharawi |
| Composers | Kais Sellami |
| Producers | Rashid Masharawi |
| Mohamed Habib Attia | |
| Peter van Vogelpoel | |
| Wouter Barendrecht | |
| Michael J. Werner | |
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| ID | 1111101 |
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. …