Santa Claus in Baghdad

08/09/2008

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STORY

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.

CAST & CREW

    Cast

  • Tamara Dhia
  • Nora Armani
  • Demosthenes Chrysan
  • May Calamawy
  • John Rahal Sarrouf

    Director

  • Raouf Zaki

INFORMATION

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LANGUAGES

  • Arabic
  • English