Laila's Birthday
(2009) | Released
Ratings
5.8
6.9
80%
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Revenue: $0
Budget: $0
Profit: - $0
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Status: Released
Average Rating: 6
Release Date: Apr 9, 2009
Rating: 2008-10-17
Run Time: 1h 11m
Original Language: Arabic
Website: -
Production Countries: Netherlands , Tunisia , Palestinian Territory
Production Companies: Cinema Production Center , Cinétéléfilms , Sweetwater Pictures , Fortissimo Films , BrunBro Films
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Synopsis
"At eight o'clock, it's Laila's birthday, okay?" Palestinian judge turned cab driver Abu Laila's wife reminds her husband. But on his young daughter's birthday, like any day, Abu faces a nerve-wracking shift in a Ramallah yellow cab armed only with an ex-jurist's misplaced pride, a father's loyalty, and a sticker reminding passengers that smoking and carrying AK-47s are prohibited. Rather than address politics or document holy war heroics and villainy, Laila's Birthday focuses on the toll that the unending Palestinian-Israeli conflict extracts from civilians clinging to both employment and a semblance of normal life amidst chaos and corruption, missile attacks and bursts of gunfire.
Crew
| Department | Role | Name |
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| Directing | Director |
Rashid Masharawi
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| Script Supervisor |
Georgina Asfour
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| First Assistant Director |
Hanna Atallah
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| Writing | Screenplay |
Rashid Masharawi
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| Production | Producer |
Mohamed Habib Attia
Peter van Vogelpoel
Rashid Masharawi
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| Co-Producer |
Michael J. Werner
Wouter Barendrecht
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| Associate Producer |
Denis Wigman
Othmar Sweers
Nour Eddine Sail
Dimitri de Clercq
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| Line Producer |
Areen Omari
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| Production Manager |
May Ao'de
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| Location Manager |
Mourad Ismaël
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| Casting |
Areen Omari
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| Production Coordinator |
Hala Abu Sway
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| Camera | Director of Photography |
Tarek Ben Abdallah
Néstor Sanz
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| Assistant Camera |
Hanna Abu Saada
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| Editing | Editor |
Pascale Chavance
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| Sound | Original Music Composer |
Kaies Sellami
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| Sound Engineer |
Issa J. Qumsyah
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| Sound Supervisor |
Wim Post
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| Sound Designer |
Sander Houtman
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| Dialogue Editor |
Danny van Spreuwel
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| Sound Recordist |
Sami Bel Arbi
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| Costume & Make-Up | Wardrobe Supervisor |
Mayssoun Sharqawi
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| Makeup Artist |
Manal Hilani
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| Hairdresser |
Moussa Ajamya
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| Crew | Special Effects |
Bashir Abu Rabi'a
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| Mixing Engineer |
Wim Post
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| Post Production Supervisor |
Mark Dols
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| Post-Production Manager |
Marieke Brouwer
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| Art | Title Designer |
Joris Vos
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