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Captain Abu Raed

Name: Captain Abu Raed
Released: 2007

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

This film is stop 3 of 5 in the hand-ranked native-cinema route through Jordan. See the complete ranking or read the selection methodology.

Watching this film stamps Jordan in the 196 country film challenge.