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Abu Laila

  • Blogs

    June 3, 2009

    SIFF Review: Laila's Birthday

    The sound of glass shattering in the early morning hours is the first hint that all is not well outside the tranquil domestic incubator Abu Laila (Mohammed Bakri) has erected for his wife and young daughter. And soon, after Abu drops his beloved Laila off at school in his taxi and promises to return ... More >>

  • Film

    May 27, 2009

    SIFF Week 2: Picks & Pans

    By Brian Miller and SW staff

  • Blogs

    May 22, 2009

    SIFF Review: Laila's Birthday

    Toward the end of Palestinian filmmaker Rashid Masharawi's tragicomedy about daily life in his West Bank hometown, the frustrated protagonist shakes his fists at the heavens and blames the 60-year Israeli occupation for his woes. That's the only direct polemic in Laila's Birthday, and this beguiling ... More >>

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