Santa Claus in Baghdad (2008)
2008 · 0h 39m
In impoverished Baghdad under Saddam's dictatorship, 16-year-old Amal hopes to regain her social status at school by volunteering to find a book as a class gift for the departing literature teacher.
Director: Raouf Zaki
Writers: Raouf Zaki, Elsa Marston
Music by: Marcel Khalife
Cinematography: Tom Robotham
Editor: Raouf Zaki
Cast
Tamara Dhia as AmalNora Armani as Amal's MotherDemosthenes Chrysan as Amal's FatherMay Calamawy as Hala (as May El Calamawy)John Rahal Sarrouf as Mr. KareemMiriam Habib as Student 1Alexandra Nader as Student 2Ameena Sais as RafeekaSara Hassan as DeenaDody Eid as BilalDavid Zaki as SamiMarie-Thérèse Abou-Daoud as Bilal's TeacherMore like this
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