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Overview
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Writer:
Amin Matalqa (writer)
Release Date:
14 August 2009 (USA)
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An unlikely airport janitor makes a difference in the life of a boy in his poor neighborhood.
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An aging airport janitor who is mistaken for an airline pilot by a group of poor neighborhood children weaves fantastical stories to offer hope for a sad, and sometimes unchangeable, reality. full summary | add synopsis
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(18 articles)
‘Captain Abu Raed’ coming soon from Bsx
(From MovieScore Magazine. 28 August 2009, 6:54 AM, PDT)
Captain Abu Raed
(From New York Post. 13 August 2009, 9:25 PM, PDT)
(From MovieScore Magazine. 28 August 2009, 6:54 AM, PDT)
Captain Abu Raed
(From New York Post. 13 August 2009, 9:25 PM, PDT)
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Beyond expectation
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Cast
(Credited cast) | Nadim Sawalha | ... | Abu Raed |
| Rana Sultan | ... | Nour |
| Hussein Al-Sous | ||
| Udey Al-Qiddissi | ||
| Ghandi Saber | ... | Abu Murad |
| Dina Raad-Yaghnam | ... | Um Murad |
| Nadim Mushahwar | ... | Sameh |
| Faisal Majali | ... | Ziad |
| Mohammad Qteshat | ... | Hilal |
| Khaled Al-Safi | ... | Ali |
| Rami Samara | ... | Chubby Boy |
| Ayat Najah Abd Al-Sadeq | ... | Petra |
 | Lara Sawalha | ... | Girlfriend at party |
| Khuloud Khaled Issa | ... | Khuloud |
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| Phaedra Dahdaleh | ... | Nour's Friend |
| Claire Naber | ... | Lady writing name |
| Fawaz Zoubi | ... | Pilot |
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102 min | Argentina:110 min
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Jordan's official selection for the 81st Academy Awards (2009). In the category, Best Foreign Language film.
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Plot holes: It would be unlikely that a pilot of Noor's age (early thirties) would have acquired enough seniority to be a pilot or co-pilot of the wide bodied aircraft Royal Jordanian use to fly to New York.
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I went to see the film just out of curiosity. I was in for a surprise - a rather pleasant one. This is a great movie from many a viewpoint. The actors, the subject, the photography, the editing and the atmosphere. Looking at it as the first Jordanian feature film (even though many of those who worked on it are not Jordanian) I find it truly great. Looking at it globally, as an international film, I still find it well above average - much better anyway than many low grade Hollywood movies. I only have two regrets. The film would have had an even greater impact if it was some 20 or 25 minutes shorter. The music: although beautiful, well interpreted and recorded, it does not seem very appropriate for such an intimate film; by moments at least. It seems to have been composed for some kind of huge, mega production the likes of Gladiator or Troy and such. Other than that it is, again, a very fine movie and I truly enjoyed it.