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Santa Claus in Baghdad

0 %|Aug 9, 2008|

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.

Featured Crew

Raouf Zaki
Director
Raouf Zaki
Writer
Elsa Marston
Writer
Tom Robotham
Cinematography
Raouf Zaki
Editor
Hana Zaki
Casting
Raouf Zaki
Casting
John El Manahi
Production Design

Cast

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Nora Armani
Amal's Mother
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Demosthenes Chrysan
Amal's Father
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May Calamawy
Hala (as May El Calamawy)
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Miriam Habib
Student 1
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Manny Piatos
Uncle Omar
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Nikhail Asnani
Fareeda's Son
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Nadia Hassan
Fareeda's Daughter
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Gershon Eigner
Book Merchant