Captain Abu Raed (2007)

Calificación de los usuarios:

7.6/10   

Director:

Amin Matalqa

Guionista:

Amin Matalqa (writer)

Fecha de Lanzamiento:

6 febrero 2008 (Jordan)

Género:

Drama

Frase comercial:

An unlikely airport janitor makes a difference in the life of a boy in his poor neighborhood.

Plot:

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.

Plot Keywords:

Children | Janitor | Mistaken Identity | Independent Film | Character Name In Title

Premios:

15 wins & 2 nominations

Comentarios de los usuarios:

Overrated

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Reparto

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
listado alfabético del resto del reparto:
Phaedra Dahdaleh	...	Nour's Friend
Claire Naber	...	Lady writing name
Fawaz Zoubi	...	Pilot

También conocida como:

El capitán Abu Raed (Argentina) (festival title) [es]

Duración:

102 min | Argentina:110 min

País:

Jordan

Idioma:

Arabe

Color:

Color

Clasificación:

Argentina:Atp | Netherlands:9

Locaciones de Filmación:

Amman, Jordan

Compañía:

Paper and Pen Films

Trivialidades:

The first Jordanian feature film in over 50 years.

Overrated

The filmmaker's cut-throat approach to promoting his film has raised a few eyebrows. Matalqa in numerous interviews claims his film is the first Jordanian feature film in 50 or 30 years. But the truth is two feature films were made in Jordan: The Mission in 2007 and Oriental Tale in 1991. I don't see why it's necessary to try to erase other people's accomplishments to make a name for himself. Why not continue the journey that others have started instead of undermining their legacy. As for the film itself, it's not technically weak but it's not a memorable film. What's noticeable about the film is the presence of so many actors who work in official institutions in Jordan such as employees or former employees of various cultural organizations such as Ali Maher of the Royal Film Commission, Lina Attal (head of Queen Nour Performing Arts Center), Dina Raad (ex-manager at the Royal Film Commission), Phaedra Dahdaleh (ex-Royal Film Commission employee) and others, Rana Sultan (Jordan Government TV presenter). Yet this film is being promoted as an independent film.