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Captain Abu Raed (Arabic: كابتن أبو رائد) is a 2007 Jordanian film directed and written by Amin Matalqa. It is the first feature film produced in Jordan in more than 50 years. [1] The Royal Film Commission of Jordan endorsed Captain Abu Raed to be submitted to the 81st Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film , the ...
A film about a retired Jordanian airline pilot who becomes a surrogate father to a group of orphaned boys. Read critics' reviews, ratings, and watch the trailer on Rotten Tomatoes.
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- Amin Matalqa
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- Amin Matalqa
Captain Abu Raed is a universal story of friendship, inspiration and heroism set in contemporary Jordan. Abu Raed is a lonely janitor at Amman’s International Airport. Never...
Abu Raed is an airport janitor at the Queen Alia International Airport in Amman. 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.
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.
Jan 29, 2008 · The tale of an elderly airport janitor mistaken for a glamorous international pilot by his working-class neighborhood kids, “Captain Abu Raed” is a straightforward heart-tugging...
