Al-Yazerli
6.5
The Yazerli is the foreman who provides work to day laborers. The film’s poetic, non-narrative structure simulates the fractured thoughts of a young boy who is forced to leave school and find work on the docks. Using minimal dialogue but evocative music and sounds, separate vignettes introduce characters the boy encounters in a single workday. The filmmaker explores the child’s vivid imaginary world while tangibly conveying the physical harshness and repressed sexuality of a life spent in poverty and manual labor. Based on a novella by Hanna Mina.
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Adnan Barakat
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Qais Al-Zubaidi
George Lutfi Al Khaouri
Nadia Arslan
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Hanna Mina
Solhi El-Wadi
Abdul Rahman Al-Rashi
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Qais Al-Zubaidi Director · Hanna Mina Author Solhy Al-Wadi Composer
First release January 2, 1974 · Produced in Syria · Original title اليازرلي
Production
المؤسسة العامة للسينما
Production
Syria
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Original title
اليازرلي
Original language
Arabic
Spoken on screen
Arabic
Release dates
Syria · January 2, 1974
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