Captain Abu Raed (2009)

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NR | 1 hr 40 mins | Drama, Foreign | Released: 7/3/2009

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Synopsis:

Abu Raed is a lonely janitor at Amman’s International Airport. Never having realized his dreams of seeing the world, he experiences it vicariously through books and brief encounters with travelers. Finding a discarded Captain’s hat in the trash at work one day, he is followed by a neighborhood boy who spots him wearing it as he walks home. The next morning he wakes up to find a group of neighborhood children at his door, believing him to be an airline pilot. And thus the friendship begins. Happy for the company and attention, he takes the children to colorful places around the world through his fictional stories and inspires them to believe in their own ambitions. Murad, an angry outsider to the group, vindictively attacks Abu Raed and the sense of hope he instills in the children. In his quest to prove that Abu Raed is a liar and a fake, Murad begins to discover new possibilities in his life. Meanwhile, Abu Raed’s friendship with Nour, a real female pilot, begins to grow as she deals with her own set of pressures from life in modern Amman.

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Full Cast & Crew

Theatrical Release
7/3/2009

Director	Credit
Amin Matalqa	Director
Cast	Credit
Nadim Sawalha	Abu Raed
Rana Sultan	Nour
Hussine Al-Souse	Murad
Udey Al-Qadise	Tareq
Ghandi Saber	Abu Murad
Dina Ra'ad Yaghnam	Um Murad
Mohammad Quteishat	Hilal
Nadim Mushahwar	Sameh
Faisal Majali	Ziad
Production Credits	Credit
Aida Matalqa	Executive Producer
Kenneth Kokin	Producer
Christopher J Corabi	Co-Producer
Chris Blauvelt	Co-Producer
David Pritchard	Executive Producer
Laith Majali	Producer
Amin Matalqa	Producer
Isam Salfiti	Executive Producer
Nadine Toukan	Producer
David Pritchard	Producer
Production Companies	Credit
Paper and Pen Films	Production Company
Distribution Companies	Credit
Fortissimo Films	Worldwide Distribution Rights
NeoClassics Films	Domestic Theatrical Distributor
NeoClassics Films	Foreign Distribution Rights
A-Film	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Locations
Amman, Jordan
Writer	Credit
Amin Matalqa	Screenplay
Art Department	Credit
Gerald Sullivan	Production Designer
Linda Sena	Art Director
Film Camera	Credit
Reinhart Peschke	Director of Photography
Film Sales Financing	Credit
GigaPix Studios	Film Financier
Music	Credit
Austin Wintory	Music
Production Management	Credit
James Grayford	Assistant Director
Sound	Credit
Faouzi Thabet	Sound
Wardrobe Hair Makeup	Credit
Jamla Aladdin	Costume Designer

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