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Captain Abu Raed
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Captain Abu Raed

2008-02-06 · 102 min · ★ 7.6

Drama

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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Production details

Directors
Amin Matalqa
Production companies
Paper and Pen Films, GigaPix Studios
Countries
Jordan
Status
Released

Top Cast

Nadim SawalhaNadim SawalhaAbu Raed
Rana SultanRana SultanNour
Hussein Al-SousMurad
Odai QedeseTareq
Ghandi SaberAbu Murad
Dina Raad-YaghnamUm Murad
Mohammad QteshtatHilal
Nadim MushahwarSameh
Faisal MajaliZiad
Lina AttelNour's Mom
Ali MaherNour' s Dad
Khaled Al-SafiAli
Rami SamaraRami
Ayat Najah Abd Al-SadeqPetra
Khuloud Khaled IssaKhuloud
Lara SawalhaLara Sawalha

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