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Captain Abu Raed

2007

An aging airport janitor who has always longed to see the world is mistaken for an airline pilot by the children of his poor Amman neighborhood, and he begins spinning tales of far-off places that stir their dreams and his own. A tender drama.

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Part of 5 Essential Films from Jordan

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