Santa Claus in Baghdad
39m
In impoverished Baghdad under Saddam's dictatorship, 16-year-old Amal hopes to regain her social status at school by volunteering to find a book as a class gift for the departing literature teacher. Meanwhile, her emotionally fragile little brother becomes obsessed with the notion that a visiting uncle from America--whom he confuses with Santa Claus--will bring him toys. Ashamed never to have been able to give his son a toy, the child's father sells some more prized family possessions and buys a model car for him.
Cast
Tamara Dhia
Amal
Nora Armani
Amal's Mother
Demosthenes Chrysan
Amal's Father
May Calamawy
Hala (as May El Calamawy)
John Rahal Sarrouf
Mr. Kareem
Miriam Habib
Student 1
Alexandra Nader
Student 2
Ameena Sais
Rafeeka
Sara Hassan
Deena
Dody Eid
Bilal
David Zaki
Sami
Marie-Thérèse Abou-Daoud
Bilal's Teacher
Manny Piatos
Uncle Omar
Monica Farrington
Fareeda
Nikhail Asnani
Fareeda's Son
Nadia Hassan
Fareeda's Daughter
Gershon Eigner
Book Merchant
