Laila's Birthday
Alternate/Foreign Title: Eid Milad Laila [Original title]DVD Released (Y/M/D): 2010-01-05
Genre: Foreign
Sub-genre: Drama
Director: Rashid Masharawi
Stars: Mohammad Bakri, Areen Omari, Nour Zoubi, Housam Abu Aishe, Valantina Abu Aq'ssah, Najah Abu El Heija, Ahmad Abu Sal'oum, Khaled Al Masou, Rawan Ao'de, Mahmoud Awadd, Marwan Awadd, Saleh Bakri
MPAA Rating: Not Rated
Synopsis: Judge Abu Laila (Mohamed Bakri) is forced to become a taxi driver when the government runs out of money to pay for his wages. On the day of his daughter Laila's seventh birthday, his wife insists that he needs be home early with a present and a cake. Abu Laila has nothing else on his mind than completing this mission. However, the daily life in Palestine is a bit chaotic and takes him in many other directions before he gets home.
Drawing from everyday tales of contemporary Palestine, director Rashid Masharawi concentrates his focus on a single day, crafting a wry comedy about a father, his daughter and the incongruities around them. Source: Kino
Drawing from everyday tales of contemporary Palestine, director Rashid Masharawi concentrates his focus on a single day, crafting a wry comedy about a father, his daughter and the incongruities around them. Source: Kino
