Laila's Birthday (2009)
Drama
"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.
Cast
Abu Laila
Um Laila
Gas Station Employee
Laila
Former Prisoner
Director in the Ministry of Justice
Mechanic
Woman passenger to the hospital
Policeman in the police station
Donkey's Owner
the second taxi driver
Crew
Director
Screenplay
Producer
Producer
Producer
Co-Producer
Co-Producer
Associate Producer
Associate Producer
Associate Producer
Associate Producer
Director of Photography
Director of Photography
Line Producer
Assistant Camera
Editor
Original Music Composer
Sound Engineer
Script Supervisor
Wardrobe Supervisor
Production Manager
Makeup Artist
Hairdresser
Location Manager
Casting
First Assistant Director
Production Coordinator
Special Effects
Sound Supervisor
Mixing Engineer
Sound Designer
Dialogue Editor
Sound Recordist
Title Designer
Post Production Supervisor
Post-Production Manager