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Captain Abu Raed

  • 2007
  • Not Rated
  • 1h 42m
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7.3/10
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Captain Abu Raed (2007)
Drama

When an old airport janitor finds a captain's hat in the trash, he gets pulled into the lives of children in his poor neighborhood. He weaves imaginary stories of his world adventures to off... Read allWhen an old airport janitor finds a captain's hat in the trash, he gets pulled into the lives of children in his poor neighborhood. He weaves imaginary stories of his world adventures to offer hope in the face of their harsh reality.When an old airport janitor finds a captain's hat in the trash, he gets pulled into the lives of children in his poor neighborhood. He weaves imaginary stories of his world adventures to offer hope in the face of their harsh reality.

  • Director
    • Amin Matalqa
  • Writer
    • Amin Matalqa
  • Stars
    • Nadim Sawalha
    • Rana Sultan
    • Hussein Al-Sous
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.3/10
    1.7K
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    • Director
      • Amin Matalqa
    • Writer
      • Amin Matalqa
    • Stars
      • Nadim Sawalha
      • Rana Sultan
      • Hussein Al-Sous
    • 19User reviews
    • 43Critic reviews
  • See production, box office & company info
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    • Awards
      • 14 wins & 4 nominations

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    Nadim Sawalha in Captain Abu Raed (2007)
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    Nadim Sawalha in Captain Abu Raed (2007)
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    Nadim Sawalha
    Nadim Sawalha
    • Abu Raed
    Rana Sultan
    • Nour
    Hussein Al-Sous
    • Murad
    Odai Qedese
    • Tareq
    • (as Udey Al-Qiddissi)
    Ghandi Saber
    • Abu Murad
    Dina Raad-Yaghnam
    Dina Raad-Yaghnam
    • Um Murad
    • (as Dina Ra'ad-Yaghnam)
    Mohammad Qteshat
    • Hilal
    • (as Mohammad Quteishat)
    Nadim Mushahwar
    • Sameh
    Faisal Majali
    • Ziad
    Lina Attel
    • Nour's Mom
    Ali Maher
    • Nour' s Dad
    Khaled Al-Safi
    • Ali
    • (as Khaled Safi)
    Rami Samara
    • Rami
    Ayat Najah Abd Al-Sadeq
    • Petra
    • (as Ayat Daoud)
    Khoulod Essa
    • Khuloud
    • (as Khuloud Khaled)
    Salam Najjar
    • Salam
    Bilal Rantisi
    • Adult Murad
    Issa Hilal
    • Abu Muhammad
    • Director
      • Amin Matalqa
    • Writer
      • Amin Matalqa
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    • Trivia
      The first Jordanian feature film in over 50 years.
    • Goofs
      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.

    User reviews19

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    8/10
    A Great Frist Movie - Humanistic, amazing imagery
    This movie is a great one on several levels: 1- It depicts the life in Amman Jordan in a very real way: the difference between the poor (eastern) and rich (western) sides of the city very well. The nostalgic aspects of Amman downtown - the roman ruins everywhere, the stairs, the groups of kids running around ... This is one aspect never found in any previous Jordanian movies.

    2- The movie has very capable actors - very expressive faces. The kids in the movie are supposedly 1st time actors, gathered from refugee camps in Jordan. That is AMAZING. They truly acted so natural.

    3- amazing soundtrack - the music score adds so much to the emotional scenes - yet, it remains transparent. Perfect combination.

    4- the story is very nice, global, humanistic, 3rd world concerns (child employment, familial violence, poverty, class segregation, etc.) I think the story could have been better: I wish it had more depth, I wish the problems presented are not so "cliche". Child employment and familial violence are problems that usually 1st world people "project" on 3rd world countries. However, if you ask 3rd world people about it, chances are they are at the bottom of the list. Not because they are not important, but because there are so many other more pressing problems, AND, because they often tend to be symptoms of poverty & ignorance.

    I wish the author has picked a problem where right and wrong are actually much harder to decide. The movie seemed a bit long even at 1.5 hours.

    I also wish the movie got faster.. the introduction, and I would say the first 60 minutes of the movie were perfect. The director was preparing the stage for the plot very nicely. However, after 60 minutes, one would expect the movie to pick up speed and not remain very "dreamy" like. The plot came very quickly.

    Overall, great job director Matalqa. I am looking forward for his future movies.
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    • May 15, 2008

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    • Release date
      • February 6, 2008 (Jordan)
    • Country of origin
      • Jordan
    • Official site
      • Official site
    • Languages
      • Arabic
      • French
      • Italian
    • Also known as
      • Капитан Абу Раед
    • Filming locations
      • Amman, Jordan
    • Production companies
      • Paper and Pen Films
      • GigaPix Studios
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    • Budget
      • $2,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross worldwide
      • $80,851
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 42 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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