Santa Claus in Baghdad
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.
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Top Cast
Tamara Dhia
Amal
Nora Armani
Amal's Mother
Demosthenes Chrysan
Amal's Father
May Calamawy
Hala (as May El Calamawy)
John Rahal Sarrouf
Mr. Kareem
Miriam Habib
Student 1
Alexandra Nader
Student 2
Ameena Sais
Rafeeka
Sara Hassan
Deena
Dody Eid
Bilal
David Zaki
Sami
Marie-Thérèse Abou-Daoud
Bilal's Teacher
Manny Piatos
Uncle Omar
Monica Farrington
Fareeda
Nikhail Asnani
Fareeda's Son
Nadia Hassan
Fareeda's Daughter
Gershon Eigner
Book Merchant
Crew
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