Santa Claus in Baghdad
39m
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.
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| TTamara DhiaAmal | Amal |
 Nora ArmaniAmal's Mother | Amal's Mother |
 Demosthenes ChrysanAmal's Father | Amal's Father |
 May CalamawyHala (as May El Calamawy) | Hala (as May El Calamawy) |
| JJohn Rahal SarroufMr. Kareem | Mr. Kareem |
| MMiriam HabibStudent 1 | Student 1 |
| AAlexandra NaderStudent 2 | Student 2 |
| AAmeena SaisRafeeka | Rafeeka |
| SSara HassanDeena | Deena |
| DDody EidBilal | Bilal |
| DDavid ZakiSami | Sami |
| MMarie-Thérèse Abou-DaoudBilal's Teacher | Bilal's Teacher |
| MManny PiatosUncle Omar | Uncle Omar |
| MMonica FarringtonFareeda | Fareeda |
 Nikhail AsnaniFareeda's Son | Fareeda's Son |
| NNadia HassanFareeda's Daughter | Fareeda's Daughter |
| GGershon EignerBook Merchant | Book Merchant |