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Laila's Birthday

'At eight o'clock, it's Laila's birthday, okay?' Palestinian judge turned cab driver Abu's wife reminds her husband. On his young daughter's birthday, 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 remindin...

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Corporate Authors: Cinema Productions (Firm), Cinétéléfilms (Firm), Sweetwater Pictures, Fortissimo Films, Kino International Corporation
Other Authors: Mashharāwi, Rashīd, 1962-, Attia, Mohamed Habib, Van Vogelpoel, Peter, Bakri, Mohammed, 1953-, Omari, Areen, Zoubi, Nour, Sellami, Kaies
Format: Videos DVD
Language:Arabic
English
Published: New York, NY : Kino International Corp., [2009]
Subjects:
Families > Drama.
Taxicab drivers > Drama.
Foreign language films > Arabic.
Foreign films > Palestine.
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Summary:'At eight o'clock, it's Laila's birthday, okay?' Palestinian judge turned cab driver Abu's wife reminds her husband. On his young daughter's birthday, 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-47's are prohibited.
Item Description:Originally produced in 2008.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (71 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:DVD, widescreen (1.85:1); NTSC.
Production Credits:Cinematographer, Tarek Ben Abdallah, Nestor Sanz ; editor, Pascale Chavance ; music, Kaies Sellami.

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