Captain Abu Raed
2007 · Movie · Not Rated · 102 min · ★ 7.7 · 75% critics
An elderly airport janitor in Amman dreams of seeing the world but can’t afford to travel. After finding a pilot’s hat, he begins sharing imaginative stories with neighborhood children who believe he’s a captain, forming a bond that pushes him to confront the hardships they face and try to help.
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Details
- Years
- 2007
- Release date
- 2008-02-06
- Language
- English
- Rated
- Not Rated
- Runtime
- 102 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 75/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.7/10 (19 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you like warm, human stories about unlikely mentors, community, and hope amid hardship, similar in spirit to About a Boy; Not for you if you want nonstop action or purely light comedy.
Pros: heartfelt friendship; uplifting imagination; grounded setting | Cons: heavy home-life themes; slow, gentle pace; some predictable beats
Themes
- airport
- liar
- jordan
Awards & recognition
- International Submission to the Academy Awards · 2009 · nominated
Cast & crew
Nadim Sawalha
as Abu Raed
Rana Sultan
as Nour
- HA
Hussein Al-Sous
as Murad
- OQ
Odai Qedese
as Tareq
- GS
Ghandi Saber
as Abu Murad
- DR
Dina Raad-Yaghnam
as Um Murad
- MQ
Mohammad Qteshtat
as Hilal
- NM
Nadim Mushahwar
as Sameh
- FM
Faisal Majali
as Ziad
- LA
Lina Attel
as Nour's Mom
Directed by Amin Matalqa