Laila's Birthday (2008)
- Original title
- عيد ميلاد ليلى
- Directed by
- Rashid Masharawi
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- Palestine, Tunisia, Netherlands
- Runtime
- 1h 11m
- Rating
- 5.8 of 10 from 5 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A Palestinian lawyer tries to run errands and find a birthday cake for his daughter Laila amidst the chaotic daily life under occupation in Ramallah. The film follows his struggles with traffic, checkpoints, and bureaucracy over the course of one day.
tensefrustratingurgentrealisticslow-burnmelancholicday-in-the-lifegrounded
What happens
L'Anniversaire de Leila (arabe : عيد ميلاد ليلى (Eid milad Laila)) est un film palestino-tuniso-néerlandais réalisé par Rashid Masharawi et sorti en 2008. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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