Laila's Birthday

5.8
  • Genre: Drama
  • Run time: 71 min
  • Premiere: 2009. April 9.

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.

Discover

Mohammad Bakri

Abu Laila

Areen Omari

Um Laila

Saleh Bakri

Former Prisoner

Walid Abed Elsalam

Director in the Ministry of Justice

Mahmoud Awadd

Mechanic

Karma Zoubi

Woman passenger to the hospital

Khaled Horani

Policeman in the police station

Hossine Nakhla

Donkey's Owner

Ahmad Abu Sal'oum

the second taxi driver

Housam Abu A'ishe

Gas Station Employee

Najah Abu El Heija

Crying Widow

Ahmad Abu Sal'oum

Second Taxi Driver

Valentina Abu-'Aksa

Woman in the Queue

Khaled Al Masou

Employee of the Ministry of Justice

Rawan Ao'de

Student Couple

Marwan Awadd

Armed Man

Yahya Barakat

Cake Seller

Badran Bedarin

The Mechanic's Son

Mahmoud El Cheikh

Passenger to the Factory Zone

Fadi El-Ghoul

The Injured Man

Ismael El Habbash

Woman's Husband

Walid Abed Elsalam

Director of Ministry of Justice

Ihab Abed Elsalam

Boy in the Toy Shop

Ahmad Ismail

Old Taxi Passenger

Shadi Joda

Ambulant Seller Child

Nadia Kan'an

Religious Woman in the Taxi

Mourad Qura'an

Man in the Queue

Ibrahim Rajob

Policeman with Motorcycle

Maxim Sansour

Student Couple

Ali Taleb Slimane

Passenger to the Barrier

Asem Zoubi

Decorator of Car

Karma Zoubi

Old Woman Going to Hospital

Art

Joris Vos

Title Designer

Camera

Tarek Ben Abdallah

Director of Photography

Hanna Abu Saada

Assistant Camera

Néstor Sanz

Director of Photography

Costume & Make-Up

Manal Hilani

Makeup Artist

Mayssoun Sharqawi

Wardrobe Supervisor

Moussa Ajamya

Hairdresser

Crew

Wim Post

Mixing Engineer

Mark Dols

Post Production Supervisor

Bashir Abu Rabi'a

Special Effects

Marieke Brouwer

Post-Production Manager

Directing

Hanna Atallah

First Assistant Director

Georgina Asfour

Script Supervisor

Editing

Production

Hala Abu Sway

Production Coordinator

Wouter Barendrecht

Co-Producer

Areen Omari

Casting

Michael J. Werner

Co-Producer

Dimitri de Clercq

Associate Producer

Areen Omari

Line Producer

Denis Wigman

Associate Producer

Mourad Ismaël

Location Manager

Othmar Sweers

Associate Producer

Nour Eddine Sail

Associate Producer

May Ao'de

Production Manager

Sound

Danny van Spreuwel

Dialogue Editor

Wim Post

Sound Supervisor

Kaies Sellami

Original Music Composer

Sami Bel Arbi

Sound Recordist

Issa J. Qumsyah

Sound Engineer

Sander Houtman

Sound Designer

Writing

Rashid Masharawi

Screenplay

Art

Joris Vos

Title Designer

Camera

Tarek Ben Abdallah

Director of Photography

Hanna Abu Saada

Assistant Camera

Néstor Sanz

Director of Photography

Costume & Make-Up

Manal Hilani

Makeup Artist

Mayssoun Sharqawi

Wardrobe Supervisor

Moussa Ajamya

Hairdresser

Crew

Wim Post

Mixing Engineer

Mark Dols

Post Production Supervisor

Bashir Abu Rabi'a

Special Effects

Marieke Brouwer

Post-Production Manager

Directing

Hanna Atallah

First Assistant Director

Georgina Asfour

Script Supervisor

Editing

Production

Hala Abu Sway

Production Coordinator

Wouter Barendrecht

Co-Producer

Areen Omari

Casting

Michael J. Werner

Co-Producer

Dimitri de Clercq

Associate Producer

Areen Omari

Line Producer

Denis Wigman

Associate Producer

Mourad Ismaël

Location Manager

Othmar Sweers

Associate Producer

Nour Eddine Sail

Associate Producer

May Ao'de

Production Manager

Sound

Danny van Spreuwel

Dialogue Editor

Wim Post

Sound Supervisor

Kaies Sellami

Original Music Composer

Sami Bel Arbi

Sound Recordist

Issa J. Qumsyah

Sound Engineer

Sander Houtman

Sound Designer

Writing

Rashid Masharawi

Screenplay