| Edition |
Widescreen version. |
| Description |
1 videodisc (102 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| System Details |
DVD; Dobly digital 5.1; widescreen (178:1) ; NTSC, region 1, dual layer. |
| Note |
Title from container. |
| Cast |
Nadim Sawalha, Rana Sultan, Hussein Al-Sous, Udey Al-Qiddissi, Ghandi Saber, Dina Raad-Yahnam. |
| Credits |
Music by Austin Wintory; edited by Laith Al-Majali; cinematography, Reinhart Peschke; producers, Kenneth Kokin, Nadine Toukan; produced by Laith Al-Majali Amin Matalqa, David Pritchard. |
| Note |
Originally released as a motion picture in 2007. |
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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. |
| Audience |
Rating: Not rated. |
| 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 he has visited around the world, a friendship develops as he brings hope to their otherwise grim home life. |
| 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 |
| Language |
Arabic dialogue with English, Spanish, French subtitles. |
| Note |
GMD: videorecording. |
| Subject |
Janitors -- Jordan -- Drama.
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Tall tales -- Drama.
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Friendship -- Drama.
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Poverty -- Jordan -- Drama.
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| Genre/Form |
DVD-Video discs.
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Feature films.
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Fiction films.
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| Subject |
Foreign films.
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| Genre/Form |
Films for the hearing impaired.
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| Added Author |
Matalqa, Amin, 1976-
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Sawalha, Nadim, 1935-
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Sultan, Rana.
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Al-Sous, Hussein.
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Al-Qiddissi, Udey.
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Saber, Ghandi.
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Wintory, Austin, 1984-
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NeoClassics Films (Firm)
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Paper & Pen Films (Firm)
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Terra Entertainment (Firm)
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Synergetic Distribution (Firm)
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| Standard No. |
684457881124 684457881127 |
| Music No. |
SY-8811D Terra Entertainment |
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