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) |