Santa Claus in BaghdadMovie
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.
About Santa Claus in Baghdad
Santa Claus in Baghdad is a 2008 movie directed by Raouf Zaki.
The production information lists a runtime of 39m, an original language code of EN.
The credited cast includes Tamara Dhia, Nora Armani, Demosthenes Chrysan, May Calamawy. The synopsis above summarizes the central premise without adding details beyond the available title information.
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