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| '''''Captain Abu Raed''''' (]: كابتن أبو رائد) is a 2007 ] directed and written by ]. It was the first feature film produced in |
'''''Captain Abu Raed''''' (]: كابتن أبو رائد) is a 2007 ] directed and written by ]. It was the first feature film produced in Jordan in more than 50 years. The Royal Film Commission of Jordan endorsed ''Captain Abu Raed'' to be submitted to the ], the first ever submitted by Jordan.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.jordanembassyus.org/new/newsarchive/2008/09052008001.htm|title=Captain Abu Raed to be considered for Oscar nomination |last=Luck|first=Taylor|date=September 5, 2008|publisher=Jordan Times|accessdate=2008-10-23}}</ref> The film won awards at numerous film festivals including the ], ], ]. | ||
| ==Plot== | ==Plot== | ||
| ] Raed is an airport janitor at the ] in ] who has lost his wife and son. After finding a ] captain's hat in the trash, the neighborhood children mistake him for an airline pilot and beg him to tell them stories of his adventures. |
] Raed is an airport janitor at the ] in ] who has lost his wife and son. After finding a ] captain's hat in the trash, the neighborhood children mistake him for an airline pilot and beg him to tell them stories of his adventures. He concedes and tells them about England, France, and New York, and the children thereafter call him Captain Abu Raed. | ||
| An older child, Murad, knows what Abu Raed really is and sets out to proved the othr children wrong. With some ] he found Murad takes the other children on a taxi ride to the airport to show them the truth about Abu Raed. | |||
| It is later shown that Murad had stolen the money from his father Abu Murad, who, drunk after a hard day selling women's clothing on the street, was ] Murad's mother over it. Abu Raed quickly forgave Murad and comforted him after his father burned his hand after Murad had stolen a model airplane. | |||
| At the airport and on the bus home, Abu Raed got to know a Nour, a female pilot whose wealthy father poorly attempted to find her a husband. | |||
| Abu Raed also had to deal with Tareq, one of the children whom he told stories to, whose father had him selling wafers on the street rather than going to school. Abu Raed knew he was a smart boy so he bought all of his wafers so Tareq could attend school. Abu Tareq would then just give Tareq more wafers to sell since he was such a good salesman. | |||
| ==Cast== | ==Cast== | ||
Revision as of 03:21, 24 October 2008
2008 Jordanian film| Captain Abu Raed | |
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| Directed by | Amin Matalqa |
| Written by | Amin Matalqa |
| Starring | Nadim Sawalha Rana Sultan |
| Music by | Austin Wintory |
| Release date | 6 February 2008 |
| Running time | 102 min |
| Country | Jordan |
| Language | Arabic |
Captain Abu Raed (Arabic: كابتن أبو رائد) is a 2007 Jordanian Film directed and written by Amin Matalqa. It was the first feature film produced in Jordan in more than 50 years. The Royal Film Commission of Jordan endorsed Captain Abu Raed to be submitted to the 81st Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film, the first ever submitted by Jordan. The film won awards at numerous film festivals including the Sundance Film Festival, Heartland Film Festival, Dubai International Film Festival.
Plot
Abu Raed is an airport janitor at the Queen Alia International Airport in Amman who has lost his wife and son. After finding a Royal Jordanian captain's hat in the trash, the neighborhood children mistake him for an airline pilot and beg him to tell them stories of his adventures. He concedes and tells them about England, France, and New York, and the children thereafter call him Captain Abu Raed.
An older child, Murad, knows what Abu Raed really is and sets out to proved the othr children wrong. With some dinars he found Murad takes the other children on a taxi ride to the airport to show them the truth about Abu Raed.
It is later shown that Murad had stolen the money from his father Abu Murad, who, drunk after a hard day selling women's clothing on the street, was abusing Murad's mother over it. Abu Raed quickly forgave Murad and comforted him after his father burned his hand after Murad had stolen a model airplane.
At the airport and on the bus home, Abu Raed got to know a Nour, a female pilot whose wealthy father poorly attempted to find her a husband.
Abu Raed also had to deal with Tareq, one of the children whom he told stories to, whose father had him selling wafers on the street rather than going to school. Abu Raed knew he was a smart boy so he bought all of his wafers so Tareq could attend school. Abu Tareq would then just give Tareq more wafers to sell since he was such a good salesman.
Cast
- Nadim Sawalha - Abu Raed
- Rana Sultan - Nour
- Hussein Al-Sous - Murad
- Udey Al-Qiddissi - Tareq
- Ghandi Saber - Abu Murad
- Dina Ra’ad-Yaghnam - Um Murad
Awards
- Won
- Dubai International Film Festival
- Muhr Award - Best Actor: Nadim Sawalha
- Durban International Film Festival
- Best First Feature Film
- Heartland Film Festival
- Crystal Heart Award - Feature Film
- Grand Prize for Dramatic Feature
- Sundance Film Festival
- Audience Award - World Cinema - Dramatic
- Nominated
- Sundance Film Festival
- Grand Jury Prize - World Cinema - Dramatic
References
- Luck, Taylor (September 5, 2008). "Captain Abu Raed to be considered for Oscar nomination". Jordan Times. Retrieved 2008-10-23.