Five Boys and a Wheel
7.8
“The film is set in Jordan where a young father has to help his son out of a petty conflict with the neighbors”
A young father has to help his son out of a petty conflict with the neighbors. As the parents of each respective family are summoned to discuss the issue at hand, the discussions begin to quickly spin out of control, putting the values of the father to test. Set in Aqaba, Jordan, this short film is an Arabic-language adaptation of Raymond Carver's 'Bicycles, Muscles, Cigarettes.'
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Cast
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Said Zagha Director · Raymond Carver Story Ahmad Jalboush Cinematographer
Budget $20K · First release December 10, 2016 · Produced in Jordan, Palestinian Territories
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Budget
$20,000
Production
MAD Solutions
Production
AKZ Collective
Production
Jordan · Palestinian Territories
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Original title
خمسة أولاد وعجل
Original language
Arabic
Spoken on screen
Arabic
Release dates
United Arab Emirates · December 10, 2016
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