Laila's Birthday (2008)

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71 min - Drama - 9 April 2009 (Netherlands)

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Abu Laila used to be a judge, but because the government doesn't have the means to renew his assignment he is forced to be a taxi driver... See full summary »

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Cast

Credited cast:
	Mohammed Bakri	...	Abu Laila
	Areen Omari	...	Um Laila
	Nour Zoubi	...	Laila
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
	Housam Abu Aishe	...	Gas Station Employee
	Valantina Abu Aq'ssah	...	Woman in the Queue
	Najah Abu El Heija	...	Crying Widow
	Ahmad Abu Sal'oum	...	Second Taxi Driver
	Khaled Al Masou	...	Employee of the Ministry of Justice
	Rawan Ao'de	...	Student Couple
	Mahmoud Awadd	...	The Mechanic
	Marwan Awadd	...	Armed Man
	Saleh Bakri	...	Former Prisoner
	Yahya Barakat	...	Cake Seller
	Badran Bedarin	...	The Mechanic's Son
	Mahmoud El Cheikh	...	Passenger to the Factory Zone

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Abu Laila used to be a judge, but because the government doesn't have the means to renew his assignment he is forced to be a taxi driver. On the day his daughter Laila becomes seven years old his wife insists that he'll be at home early and bring her a present and a cake. Abu Laila's has nothing else on his mind then completing this mission. But the daily life in Palestine has other plans. Written by Anonymous

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Country:

Palestine | Tunisia | Netherlands

Language:

Arabic

Release Date:

9 April 2009 (Netherlands) See more »

Also Known As:

El cumpleaños de Laila See more »

Filming Locations:

Ramallah, Palestine See more »

Box Office

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$9,065 (USA) (20 September 2009)

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Cinema Production Center, Cinétéléfilms, Sweetwater Pictures See more »

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Laila's Birthday (2008)
Eid milad Laila (original title)

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