LAILA’S BIRTHDAY
synopsis
Abu Laila used to be a judge, but because the government does not have the means to pay him any more he is forced to be a taxi driver. On the day his daughter Laila becomes ten years old, his wife insists that he be home early with a present and cake. Abu Laila has nothing else on his mind than completing this mission, but the daily life in Palestine has other plans.
| international title: | Laila’s Birthday |
| original title: | Eid milad Laila |
| country: | Netherlands, Tunisia, Palestine |
| sales agent: | Fortissimo Films |
| year: | 2008 |
| genre: | fiction |
| directed by: | Rashid Masharawi |
| film run: | 71' |
| release date: | NL 09/04/2009, ES 19/06/2009, FR 22/07/2009, BE 02/12/2009 |
| screenplay: | Rashid Masharawi |
| cast: | Mohammad Bakri, Areen Omari, Nour Zoubi |
| cinematography by: | Tarek Ben Abdallah, Néstor Sanz |
| film editing: | Pascale Chavance |
| producer: | Habib Attia, Peter Van Vogelpoel, Rashid Masharawi |
| production: | Sweetwater Pictures |
| distributor: | Amstelfilm, Barton Films (ES), CTV International (FR), Brunbro (BE) |
















