Captain Abu Raed
“A humanistic triumph...”
Abu Raed is an old airport janitor who has always yearned to travel the world but has never been able to afford it. One day, he finds an old discarded pilot's hat, and discovers a calling: a group of children in his poor neighborhood assume he's an airline captain and beg him to share stories of the world outside of Amman, Jordan. Through imaginary tales, a friendship forms, and Abu Raed is soon faced with the grim realities of the children's home life. Thus he takes it upon himself to make a difference in their lives.
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Cast
16 people
Nadim Sawalha
Abu Raed
Known for
Cleopatra
Arabian Nights
Rana Sultan
Nour
Hussein Al-Sous
Murad
Odai Qedese
Tareq
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Ghandi Saber
Abu Murad
Also in
A Private War
Brothers
Dina Raad-Yaghnam
Um Murad
Also in
The Translator
Brothers
Mohammad Qteshtat
Hilal
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Nadim Mushahwar
Sameh
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Faisal Majali
Ziad
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Lina Attel
Nour's Mom
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Ali Maher
Nour' s Dad
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Khaled Al-Safi
Ali
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Amin Matalqa Director · Austin Wintory Composer Reinhart Peschke Cinematographer
United States release August 14, 2009 · Produced in Jordan · Languages Arabic, English, French, Italian
Production
Paper and Pen Films
Production
GigaPix Studios
Production
Jordan
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
Arabic · English · French · Italian
Release dates
United Arab Emirates · December 11, 2007
Premiere · Dubai International Film Festival
Jordan · February 6, 2008
Theatrical
United States · August 14, 2009
Limited theatrical
United States
January 17, 2008 · Premiere · Sundance Film Festival
Germany
March 12, 2009 · Theatrical
United Arab Emirates
May 11, 2008 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
June 22, 2008 · Premiere · Edinburgh International Film Festival
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