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.
Raouf Zaki
Writer, Director
Elsa Marston
Writer
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
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