Laila's Birthday

5.8/1020091h 11mReleased

Drama

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.

Released: Apr 9, 2009

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Mohammad Bakri

Abu Laila

Areen Omari

Um Laila

Nour Zoubi

Laila

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