Abu raed, whos never even been on a plane, works at the airport and is a voracious reader of novels including satres and other literature, so his stories have an authenticity thats beguiling. Captain abu raed when an old airport janitor finds a captains hat in the trash, he entertains the poor neighbourhood kids in his jordanian village with fictional tales about his life as a pilot. Filmed in aman, jordan, captain abu raed is a universal story of friendship, inspiration. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing captain abu raed near you. Download captain abu raed 2008 region free dvd 5 arabic. He produced and edited the sundance audience award winner captain abu raed 2008 and coproduced the academy award nominated and bafta winning. Watch captain abu raed english subtitled prime video. One day, he finds an old discarded pilots hat, and discovers a calling. Join the center for middle eastern studies for the firsttime screening of captain abu raed.
The fabulous picture show captain abu raed tv episode. The problem is abu doesnt have the kind of money it takes for that kind of travel. One day a group of children in his poor neighborhood assume he is a pilot and beg him to share stories of the world outside of amman, jordan. A cd release is now available with more music from the film and the film itself is due out on dvd in 2010. Large database of subtitles for movies, tv series and anime at opensubtitles.
Streamcloud captain abu raed 2007 deutsch stream german. Includes highquality download in mp3, flac and more. Over 100,000 french translations of english words and phrases. One day, when cleaning up the airport, raed finds a captains hat lodged in the belly of a trashcan. Filmed in aman, jordan, captain abu raed is a universal story of friendship, inspiration and heroism set in contemporary jordan.
Stocky graybeard abu raed londonbased thesp nadim sawalha is a lonely, childless widower who lives in a. Download captain abu raed 2008 region free dvd 5 arabic bcbc torrent or any other torrent from category. The tale of an elderly airport janitor mistaken for a glamorous international pilot by his workingclass neighborhood kids, captain abu raed is a straightforward hearttugging melodrama that. When an old airport janitor finds a captains hat in the trash, he gets pulled into the. Captain abu raed 2007 after an old man tells him fantastic stories, a poor boy realizes his dreams. Everyone has a dream when an old airport janitor finds a captains hat in the trash, he gets pulled into the lives of children in his poor neighborhood. 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. It is the first feature film produced in jordan in more than 50 years.
Captain abu raed won the audience award at the 2008 sundance festival, one of the most. Abu raed is an old airport janitor who has always yearned of seeing the world but has never been able to afford to travel. The hat makes the man in the jordanian film captain abu raed, though that whimsical notion is only a starting point for this efficiently told tale, which ultimately works its way around to a. Chaplin, but from my vantage point, the results feel more like they were plucked from harvey weinsteins trash bin circa 1998. Eager, earnest and ultimately a little too easy on the conscience, amin matalqas jordanian melodrama is social. Austin wintorys score for captain abu raed is an outstanding one that deserves widespread release, along with the wonderfully told jordanian film. Nadim sawalha was born on september 9, 1935 in madaba, jordan.
Park city one of the first films from jordan to enter the international arena has its premiere at sundance, and it belies the inexperience of its makers, for its a substantial, deeply moving. Licensed to youtube by the orchard music on behalf of bsx records, and 1 music rights societies. Abu raed is an aging airport janitor who has always yearned of seeing the world but has never been able to afford to travel. He is an actor, known for the spy who loved me 1977, the living daylights 1987 and captain abu raed. It went on to win widespread acclaim on the 2007 and 2008 international awards circuit, winning honours at sundance, the dubai international film festival and. From jordan, in arabic, french and english drama 2008 rpt ma. It went on to win widespread acclaim on the 2007 and 2008 international awards circuit, winning honours at sundance, the dubai international film festival and the newport beach film festival. The first time i went home to canada after living in france for a year i experienced. Given the right marketing, and a release strategy that allows the film the breathingspace for word of mouth to kick in, captain abu raed could play at the wider end of the limitedrelease niche. Seldom can a film be as touching as this without throwing in some melodrama, and rarely can a story. Raed wears it, when he clocks out of work, and begins his methodic trek home this is where the movie picks up speed.
Abu raed is an old airport janitor who has always yearned to travel the world but has never been able to afford it. Captain abu raed gets jordanian cinema flying culture trip. Finding a discarded captains hat in the trash at work one day, he is followed by a. The firstever independent film to come out of jordan, captain abu raed earned a muchcoveted spot in the 2008 sundance film festival.
Captain abu raed, an arthouse crowdpleaser from jordan, packs an emotional punch with its gentle, tearjerking tale of a lonely widower and airport janitor who touches the lives of several. Discussion guide developed by heartland truly moving. Austin wintory is a most promising film composer whose music is well worth listening to and savoring. Captain abu raed is a universal story of friendship, inspiration and heroism set in contemporary jordan. Captain abu raed was the first and only jordanian film to be submitted to the academy awards for best foreign language film in 2008. He weaves imaginary stories of his world adventures to offer hope in the face of their harsh reality.
The children poor like abu want adventure in their lives too. Captain abu raed 2007 nadim sawalha in captain abu raed 2007. Despite the films flaws, theres something winsome about abu raed in his captains hat, entertaining kids with visits to cities. Review by joey ernand in the current movie climate, captain abu raed is the type of film that would get swept under the rug. However, it just so happens to be the first jordanian film to be shown in international theaters, and that milestone deserves to be recognized, if not celebrated. Captain abu raed tells the story of abu raed, an old airport janitor who has always longed to see the world but has never been able to afford the ticket to travel. Both the score and film of captain abu raed are highly recommended to discerning filmgoers. Hopefully he will continue to receive worthwhile assignments like captain abu raed. A fact from captain abu raed appeared on wikipedia s main page in the did you know. Abu raed, who is a janitor at the airport, is mistaken for a pilot after wearing an old pilots hat home one. Everyone has a dream abu raed is an old airport janitor who has always yearned to travel the world but has never been able to afford it.
Both are exceptional examples of quality creative work and both deserve your support. For captain abu raed, the director was looking for a western sound, instead of the typical middle eastern orchestral color an audience would be used to hearing in a film set in this part of the world. An airport janitor who finds a pilots hat discovers a calling forming a friendship with a group of poor children persuaded he is a true airline pilot. Captain abu raed short getaways from the daily grind captain abu raed is the first featurelength film from jordan. Its producers say its the first independent film to emerge from the middle eastern country in five decades. By all means check out this excellent film score and the wonderful film too. French translation of captain the official collins englishfrench dictionary online. Sad, old abu raed, airport janitor and whitebearded widower, lives alone in his dim apartment, making tea for his dead wife and telling her about his. Never having realized his dreams of seeing the world, he experiences it vicariously through books and brief encounters with travelers. French translation of captain collins englishfrench. The debut film of the jordanianamerican director amin matalqa has been awarded numerous international prizes.
Abu raed is a normal man, living a life that one would not find precarious. The film would need a universally romantic score that would affect an audience in any part of the world. The first dramatic independent feature film to come out of jordan in the last 50 years. Captain abu raed original motion picture soundtrack. While nothing unique, captain abu raed enchants the youth of his neighborhood with made up stories. Captain abu raed is an intriguing glimpse at a littleknown world and a moving testament to the potential that exists there as much as anywhere else although even its inhabitants have. The children in the poor neighborhood he lives in, thinks that he is a captain. A ccording to the films press notes, captain abu raed materialized when writerdirector amin matalqa was challenged by producer david pritchard to write an original arab language feature film that charlie chaplin would want to be in. Also sign me up for fanmail to get updates on all things movies. Abu raed is a lonely janitor at ammans international airport.
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