Laila's Birthday

5.8

2009

1h 11m

Drama

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.

Key Crew

Director

Rashid Masharawi

Producers

Mohamed Habib Attia

Peter van Vogelpoel

Rashid Masharawi

Writers

Rashid Masharawi

Cinematography

Tarek Ben Abdallah

Music

Kaies Sellami

Cast (33)

Mohammad Bakri

Abu Laila

Areen Omari

Um Laila

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