Laila's Birthday

Palestine, Tunisia, Norway | 2008 | 75 min | Fiction For his daughter’s seventh birthday, Abu Leila only wants one thing: for once to get home on time to share this event with his family. But nothing is that simple for this former judge who had to become a taxi driver on returning home to Palestine. Faced by the irrationality and the lack of organization of the Palestinian society, Abu Leila starts a long and painful journey, like an obstacle course, to finally get back home. A film by Rashid Masharawi