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Eid milad Laila (2008)
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Rashid Masharawi (screenplay)
Release Date:
9 April 2009 (Netherlands)
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Abu Laila used to be a judge, but because the government doesn't have the means to renew his assignment he is forced to be a taxi driver...
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Palestine
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Taxi Driver
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Taxi
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Candle
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Cell Phone
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2 wins
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This film must be shown to all families.
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(Credited cast)| Mohammed Bakri | ... | Abu Laila | |
| Areen Omari | ... | Um Laila | |
| Nour Zoubi | ... | Laila |
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Laila's Birthday (International: English title)
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71 min
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Palestinian director Rashid Mashrawi's film Laila's birthday is a film about the harsh realities of occupied Palestine.The theme of his film concerns emotional upheavals of ordinary people who are nothing but ordinary citizens of a nation which is continually at war.They are troubled in their daily existence by their own intricate idiosyncrasies.We can all easily relate to the pains of our film's protagonist, a taxi driver with his own set of principles who worked as a judge in the past. It is only under dire situations that a judge would be compelled to earn living as a cab driver.The mood of the film is both sombre as well as comic. This is a film for all people with families and children as its teaches values which are important for the society as a whole. Laila's birthday can be summarized as a funny chaotic day in the life of a simple minded taxi driver. It is a feel good film whose end can be easily predicted. A thing which might irk certain sections of viewers involves silly Israel bashing by Rashid Mashrawi as he indulges in it every now and then.