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Laila's Birthday
Laila's Birthday

Laila's Birthday

Genres

Drama

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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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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Arabic

Runtime

71 mins

Rating

5.8/10

Release Date

09 April 2009

Country

Netherlands

Cast

Mohammad Bakri

Mohammad Bakri

Abu Laila

Areen Omari

Areen Omari

Um Laila

Nour Zoubi

Nour Zoubi

Laila

Saleh Bakri

Saleh Bakri

Former Prisoner

Walid Abed Elsalam

Walid Abed Elsalam

Director in the Ministry of Justice

Mahmoud Awadd

Mahmoud Awadd

Mechanic

Karma Zoubi

Karma Zoubi

Woman passenger to the hospital

Khaled Horani

Khaled Horani

Policeman in the police station

Hossine Nakhla

Hossine Nakhla

Donkey's Owner

Ahmad Abu Sal'oum

Ahmad Abu Sal'oum

the second taxi driver

Housam Abu A'ishe

Housam Abu A'ishe

Gas Station Employee

Najah Abu El Heija

Najah Abu El Heija

Crying Widow

Ahmad Abu Sal'oum

Ahmad Abu Sal'oum

Second Taxi Driver

Valentina Abu-'Aksa

Valentina Abu-'Aksa

Woman in the Queue

Khaled Al Masou

Khaled Al Masou

Employee of the Ministry of Justice

Rawan Ao'de

Rawan Ao'de

Student Couple

Marwan Awadd

Marwan Awadd

Armed Man

Yahya Barakat

Yahya Barakat

Cake Seller

Badran Bedarin

Badran Bedarin

The Mechanic's Son

Mahmoud El Cheikh

Mahmoud El Cheikh

Passenger to the Factory Zone

Fadi El-Ghoul

Fadi El-Ghoul

The Injured Man

Ismael El Habbash

Ismael El Habbash

Woman's Husband

Walid Abed Elsalam

Walid Abed Elsalam

Director of Ministry of Justice

Ihab Abed Elsalam

Ihab Abed Elsalam

Boy in the Toy Shop

Ahmad Ismail

Ahmad Ismail

Old Taxi Passenger

Shadi Joda

Shadi Joda

Ambulant Seller Child

Nadia Kan'an

Nadia Kan'an

Religious Woman in the Taxi

Mourad Qura'an

Mourad Qura'an

Man in the Queue

Ibrahim Rajob

Ibrahim Rajob

Policeman with Motorcycle

Maxim Sansour

Maxim Sansour

Student Couple

Ali Taleb Slimane

Ali Taleb Slimane

Passenger to the Barrier

Asem Zoubi

Asem Zoubi

Decorator of Car

Karma Zoubi

Karma Zoubi

Old Woman Going to Hospital

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