Laila's Birthday

1h 11m

5.8

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.

Cast

Former Prisoner

Walid Abed Elsalam

Director in the Ministry of Justice, Director of Ministry of Justice

Woman passenger to the hospital, Old Woman Going to Hospital

Policeman in the police station

Ahmad Abu Sal'oum

the second taxi driver, Second Taxi Driver

Housam Abu A'ishe

Gas Station Employee

Najah Abu El Heija

Valentina Abu-'Aksa

Woman in the Queue

Khaled Al Masou

Employee of the Ministry of Justice

The Mechanic's Son

Mahmoud El Cheikh

Passenger to the Factory Zone

The Injured Man

Ismael El Habbash

Woman's Husband

Ihab Abed Elsalam

Boy in the Toy Shop

Old Taxi Passenger

Ambulant Seller Child

Religious Woman in the Taxi

Man in the Queue

Policeman with Motorcycle

Ali Taleb Slimane

Passenger to the Barrier

Decorator of Car

Crew

Rashid Masharawi

Director, Screenplay, Producer

Pascale Chavance

Tarek Ben Abdallah

Director of Photography

Director of Photography

First Assistant Director

Production Coordinator

Peter van Vogelpoel

Mohamed Habib Attia

Dimitri de Clercq

Associate Producer

Associate Producer

Associate Producer

Nour Eddine Sail

Associate Producer

Wouter Barendrecht

Michael J. Werner

Line Producer, Casting

Hanna Abu Saada

Assistant Camera

Marieke Brouwer

Post-Production Manager

Post Production Supervisor

Mayssoun Sharqawi

Wardrobe Supervisor

Sound Supervisor, Mixing Engineer

Sound Recordist

Issa J. Qumsyah

Bashir Abu Rabi'a

Special Effects

Original Music Composer

Danny van Spreuwel

Dialogue Editor

Georgina Asfour

Script Supervisor

Location Manager

Production Manager