Santa Claus in Baghdad

39 mins
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.

Nora Armani

Amal's Mother

Demosthenes Chrysan

Amal's Father

May Calamawy

Hala (as May El Calamawy)

Miriam Habib

Student 1

Manny Piatos

Uncle Omar

Nikhail Asnani

Fareeda's Son

Nadia Hassan

Fareeda's Daughter

Gershon Eigner

Book Merchant

Raouf Zaki

Director

Raouf Zaki

Casting

John El Manahi

Production Design

Tom Robotham

Cinematography

Caroline Errington

Costume Design

Hana Zaki

Casting

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