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.
Release Date: 2008-08-09
Runtime: 39 minutes
Director: Raouf Zaki
Top Cast
- Tamara Dhia as Amal
- Nora Armani as Amal's Mother
- Demosthenes Chrysan as Amal's Father
- May Calamawy as Hala (as May El Calamawy)
- John Rahal Sarrouf as Mr. Kareem
- Miriam Habib as Student 1
- Alexandra Nader as Student 2
- Ameena Sais as Rafeeka
- Sara Hassan as Deena
- Dody Eid as Bilal
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