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Kābtin Abū Rāʼid : Captain Abu Raed /

كابتن ابو رائد Captain Abu Raed /

An airport janitor makes a big difference in the lives of the children in his poor neighborhood when they mistake him for an airplane pilot. Using his imagination to weave stories of the wonderful places he has visited around the world, a friendship develops as he brings hope to their otherwise grim...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Wintory, Austin, 1984- (Composer)
Corporate Authors: NeoClassics Films (Firm), Paper & Pen Films, Gigapix Studios
Other Authors: Matalqa, Amin, 1976- (Screenwriter, Director, Producer), Sawalha, Nadim, 1935- (Actor), Sultan, Rana (Actor), Al-Sous, Hussein (Actor), Al-Qiddissi, Udey (Actor), Saber, Ghandi (Actor), Kokin, Kenneth (Producer), Toukan, Nadine (Producer), Al-Majali, Laith (Producer, Film editor), Pritchard, David (Producer), Peschke, Reinhart (Cinematographer)
Format: Video DVD
Language:Arabic
Language Notes:Arabic dialogue with English, Spanish, French subtitles.
Published: [United States] : NeoClassics Films, [2010]
Subjects:
Janitors > Jordan > Drama.
Tall tales > Drama.
Friendship > Drama.
Poverty > Jordan > Drama.
Friendship.
Janitors.
Poverty.
Tall tales.
Jordan.
Foreign films.
Motion pictures, Jordanian.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Drama.
Description
Summary:An airport janitor makes a big difference in the lives of the children in his poor neighborhood when they mistake him for an airplane pilot. Using his imagination to weave stories of the wonderful places he has visited around the world, a friendship develops as he brings hope to their otherwise grim home life.
Item Description:Originally produced as a motion picture in 2007.
Special features: The making of Captain Abu Raed, composing the music of Abu Raed, audio commentaries: director & producer / director & composer, U.S. theatrical trailer, previews.
Videorecording.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (102 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:DVD ; NTSC, region 1 ; Dobly Digital 5.1.
Audience:Not rated.
Awards:Heartland, Truly moving picture Award; Best foreign film, AARP; World Cinema Audience Award Dramatic, Sundance Film Festival, 2008; Best director, Seattle International Film Festival, 2008; Best actor & actress, Newport Beach Film Festival, 2008.
Production Credits:Cinematography, Reinhart Peschke ; edited by Laith Al-Majali; ; music by Austin Wintory.