Movie Description
عيد ميلاد ليلى
(2009)Overview
"At eight o'clock, it's Laila's birthday, okay?" Palestinian judge turned cab driver Abu Laila's wife reminds her husband. But on his young daughter's birthday, like any day, Abu faces a nerve-wracking shift in a Ramallah yellow cab armed only with an ex-jurist's misplaced pride, a father's loyalty, and a sticker reminding passengers that smoking and carrying AK-47s are prohibited. Rather than address politics or document holy war heroics and villainy, Laila's Birthday focuses on the toll that the unending Palestinian-Israeli conflict extracts from civilians clinging to both employment and a semblance of normal life amidst chaos and corruption, missile attacks and bursts of gunfire.
Featured Crew
Cast
Abu Laila
Um Laila
Laila
Former Prisoner
Director in the Ministry of Justice
Mechanic
Woman passenger to the hospital
Policeman in the police station
Donkey's Owner
the second taxi driver
Gas Station Employee
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Facts
Original Titleعيد ميلاد ليلى
Status Released
Release Information
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2009-04-09
Original LanguageUnknown
Runtime 01h 11m
Production CompaniesCinema Production Center,Cinétéléfilms,Sweetwater Pictures,Fortissimo Films,BrunBro Films
Genres
- Drama
