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Captain Abu Raed

13th(2008) A Window on Asian Cinema

Family · Adventure · Crime/Violence · Children  

  • CountryJordan
  • Production Year2007
  • Running Time99min
  • Format 35mm
  • ColorCOLOR
Program Note
Abu Raed is a sweeper who works at the Amman airport. One day he happens to find a pilot’s cap in a trash can at the airport and puts it on. A child from the village mistakes Abu for a pilot, and thus begins the story of Abu and the children. Abu tells them hundreds of stories that he read in books and meanwhile, he realizes his own dream of adventure that even he himself forgot for a long time. These happy days come to an end when a boy named Murad exposes him, but Abu tries to keep his friendship with the children and sacrifices himself to seek shelter from Murad’s family. Although the concept is a novel one, the superficial setting of the characters and artificial developments disturb our concentration on the characters. (Mina OAK)
Director
Director
Amin Matalqa
Jordanian filmmaker Amin Matalqa spent more than half of his life growing up in Ohio. After a successful business career in the telecommunications industry, he decided to start over again by moving to Los Angeles and making short films, while writing feature screenplays and attending the directing MFA program at the American Film Institute. After writing and directing 25 shorts in three years, Amin assembled a cast and crew of more than 200 people to make his first feature film, Captain Abu Raed.
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Credit
  • Director Amin Matalqa 아민 마탈카
  • Producer Nadine TOUKAN, Kenneth KOKIN, Laith AL-MAJALI
  • Cast Nadim SAWALHA, Rana SULTAN, Hussein AL-SOUS, Udey AL-QIDDISSI
  • Screenplay Amin MATALQA
  • Cinematography Reinhart PESCHKE
  • Production Design Gerald SULLIVAN
  • Editor Laith AL-MAJALI
  • Music Austin WINTORY
  • Production Company PAPER & PEN FILMS