Captain Abu Raed = Kābtin Abū Rāʼid / a film by Amin Matalqa ; Neoclassics Films presents Paper & Pen Films, in association with Gigapix Studios, a David Pritchard production ; written and directed by Amin Matalqa ; producers, Kenneth Kokin, Nadine Toukan ; produced by Laith Al-Majali Amin Matalqa, David Pritchard.

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 that he has visited around the world, he befriends the boys and brings hope to their otherwise g...

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Corporate Authors: NeoClassics Films (Firm)
Paper & Pen Films
Terra Entertainment (Firm)
Synergetic Distribution (Firm)
Other Authors: Matalqa, Amin, 1976-
Sawalha, Nadim, 1935-
Sultan, Rana
Al-Sous, Hussein
Al-Qiddissi, Udey
Saber, Ghandi
Kokin, Kenneth
Toukan, Nadine
Al-Majali, Laith
Pritchard, David
Peschke, Reinhart
Wintory, Austin, 1984-
Language:Arabic
English
Spanish
French
Language of the Original:
Arabic
Language and/or Writing System:
Arabic dialogue with English, Spanish, French subtitles.
Published: [United States] : NeoClassics Films Ltd. : Synergetic Distribution, 2010.
Series:Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Subjects:
Genre:
Physical Description:1 videodisc (102 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Variant Title:
Captain Abu Raed.
Kābtin Abū Rāʼid.
Format: Video DVD
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 that he has visited around the world, he befriends the boys and brings hope to their otherwise grim situation.
Note: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.
Call Number:PN1995.9.F67 C378 2010 VideoDVD
CU1 D0118931 VideoDVD
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.
ISBN:9786313515813 :
6313515811 :
Credits:Cinematography, Reinhart Peschke ; edited by Laith Al-Majali; ; music by Austin Wintory.
System Details:DVD ; NTSC, region 1 ; Dobly Digital 5.1.
Cast:
Nadim Sawalha, Rana Sultan, Hussein Al-Sous, Udey Al-Qiddissi, Ghandi Saber.