The read
Critics rate it 13 points higher than audiences do. It runs a compact 1h 11m.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb6.9/10
Rotten Tomatoes82%
Critics rate it 13 points higher than audiences do.
5 audience votes
Key crew
- Kaies SellamiOriginal Music Composer
- Rashid MasharawiDirector
- Rashid MasharawiScreenplay
Cast
- Mohammad BakriAbu Laila
- Areen OmariUm Laila
- Nour ZoubiLaila
- Saleh BakriFormer Prisoner
- Walid Abed ElsalamDirector in the Ministry of Justice
- Mahmoud AwaddMechanic
- Karma ZoubiWoman passenger to the hospital
- Khaled HoraniPoliceman in the police station
- Hossine NakhlaDonkey's Owner
- Ahmad Abu Sal'oumthe second taxi driver
- Housam Abu A'isheGas Station Employee
- Najah Abu El HeijaCrying Widow
Stills
Themes
palestinebirthdaytaxi driver