Santa Claus in Baghdad
2008
Synopsis
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. Meanwhile, her emotionally fragile little brother becomes obsessed with the notion that a visiting uncle from America--whom he confuses with Santa Claus--will bring him toys. Ashamed never to have been able to give his son a toy, the child's father sells some more prized family possessions and buys a model car for him.
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Cast
Alexandra Nader as Student 2
Ameena Sais as Rafeeka
Demosthenes Chrysan as Amal's Father
Dody Eid as Bilal
John Rahal Sarrouf as Mr. Kareem
May Calamawy as Hala (as May El Calamawy)
Miriam Habib as Student 1
Nora Armani as Amal's Mother
Sara Hassan as Deena
Crew
Hana Zaki (Casting)
Raouf Zaki (Casting)
Tom Robotham (Cinematography)
Caroline Errington (Costume Design)
Raouf Zaki (Editor)
John El Manahi (Production Design)
Raouf Zaki (Writer)
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