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Laila's Birthday
Laila's Birthday

Laila's Birthday

Genres

Drama

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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.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Arabic

Runtime

71 mins

Rating

5.8/10

Release Date

09 April 2009

Country

Netherlands

Cast

Mohammad Bakri

Mohammad Bakri

Abu Laila

Areen Omari

Areen Omari

Um Laila

Nour Zoubi

Nour Zoubi

Laila

Saleh Bakri

Saleh Bakri

Former Prisoner

Walid Abed Elsalam

Walid Abed Elsalam

Director in the Ministry of Justice

Mahmoud Awadd

Mahmoud Awadd

Mechanic

Karma Zoubi

Karma Zoubi

Woman passenger to the hospital

Khaled Horani

Khaled Horani

Policeman in the police station

Hossine Nakhla

Hossine Nakhla

Donkey's Owner

Ahmad Abu Sal'oum

Ahmad Abu Sal'oum

the second taxi driver

Housam Abu A'ishe

Housam Abu A'ishe

Gas Station Employee

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