Captain Abu Raed

Feb 6, 2008

1h 42m

★ 7.7

A humanistic triumph...

Overview

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.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Paper and Pen Films

GigaPix Studios

Captain Abu Raed Trailers

Cast

Abu Raed

Nadim Sawalha

Nour

Rana Sultan

Murad

Hussein Al-Sous

Tareq

Odai Qedese

Abu Murad

Ghandi Saber

Um Murad

Dina Raad-Yaghnam

Hilal

Mohammad Qteshtat

Sameh

Nadim Mushahwar

Ziad

Faisal Majali

Nour's Mom

Lina Attel

Nour' s Dad

Ali Maher

Ali

Khaled Al-Safi

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