Santa Claus in Baghdad (2008)
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.
Director: Raouf Zaki
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Tamara Dhia as Amal |
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Nora Armani as Amal's Mother |
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Demosthenes Chrysan as Amal's Father |
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May Calamawy as Hala (as May El Calamawy) |
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John Rahal Sarrouf as Mr. Kareem |
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Miriam Habib as Student 1 |
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Alexandra Nader as Student 2 |
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Ameena Sais as Rafeeka |
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Sara Hassan as Deena |
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Dody Eid as Bilal |
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David Zaki as Sami |
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Marie-Thérèse Abou-Daoud as Bilal's Teacher |
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Manny Piatos as Uncle Omar |
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Monica Farrington as Fareeda |
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Nikhail Asnani as Fareeda's Son |
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Nadia Hassan as Fareeda's Daughter |
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Gershon Eigner as Book Merchant |
| Directing | Raouf Zaki | Director |
| Writing | Raouf Zaki | Writer |
| Writing | Elsa Marston | Writer |
| Crew | Tom Robotham | Cinematography |
| Editing | Raouf Zaki | Editor |
| Production | Hana Zaki | Casting |
| Production | Raouf Zaki | Casting |
| Art | John El Manahi | Production Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Caroline Errington | Costume Design |
| Sound | Marcel Khalife | Music |
