蕾拉過生日 Laila's Birthday 

拉希德‧馬什拉維 Rashid Masharawi

2008 / Netherlands, Palestine, Tunisia, / 35mm / Color / 72min

2008多倫多影展 / 2008倫敦電影節

曾是審遍天下罪惡的法官，如今卻淪落到要向人借車去找工作，還是輛計程車！早上離開家門之前，妻子叮嚀無論發生何事，都要帶著生日蛋糕和禮物回家，好為獨生女蕾拉慶生。不過人算不如天算，這天的「計程車生意」竟出奇地好…。巴勒斯坦籍導演用小市民典型的一天，勾勒出以巴緊張關係之下，巴勒斯坦人民的生活面貌。

Abu Laila used to be a judge, but now he needs to find another job because the government doesn’t have the means to pay him anymore. Driving the vehicle he borrows - a taxi, Abu has to complete today’s missions, getting to a law firm to request an offer and bringing back a birthday cake for his daughter, Laila, who turns ten years old today. However, turning into a taxi driver in Palestine is not what Abu expects…

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