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2007 Jordanian film
Captain Abu Raed
Directed byAmin Matalqa
Written byAmin Matalqa
Produced byKenneth Kokin
Isam Salfiti
Aida Jabaji Matalqa
Nadine Toukan
Laith Majali
David Pritchard
StarringNadim Sawalha
Rana Sultan
Music byAustin Wintory
Release dates
  • 11 December 2007 (2007-12-11) (Dubai International Film Festival)
  • 6 February 2008 (2008-02-06)
Running time102 min
CountryJordan
LanguageArabic

Captain Abu Raed (Template:Lang-ar) is a 2007 Jordanian Film directed and written by Amin Matalqa. It is the first feature film produced in Jordan in more than 50 years. The Royal Film Commission of Jordan endorsed Captain Abu Raed to be submitted to the 81st Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film, the first ever submitted by Jordan. The film won awards at numerous film festivals including the Sundance Film Festival, Heartland Film Festival, and the Dubai International Film Festival. It was screened at the Jerusalem International Film Festival in 2008.

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Setting

Many of the movie's open scenes are set on the well-known Roman ruins high above Amman, on Jabal al-Qal'a. The "Making of Captain Abu Raed" on the Western release of the DVD points out that although the movie takes place entirely in Amman and the airport, the neighborhood surrounding Abu Raed's home was shot in the neighboring old city of Salt.

Although the date of the movie is never specified by any notes or characters, the usage of the Eastern Arabic numerals on vehicles' license plates implies that the movie takes place in the past, as a recollection from youth by the adult Captain Murad. Jordan switched from the Eastern Arabic numeral system to standard Arabic numerals in the 1990s.

Cast

  • Nadim Sawalha – Abu Raed
  • Rana Sultan – Nour
  • Hussein Al-Sous – Murad
  • Udey Al-Qiddissi – Tareq
  • Ghandi Saber – Abu Murad
  • Dina Ra'ad-Yaghnam – Um Murad

Awards

Won
Nominated
  • 2008 Sundance Film Festival
    • Grand Jury Prize – World Cinema – Dramatic

See also

References

  1. Matalqa, Amin. "Bringing Captain Abu Raed to Life". Moving Pictures Magazine. Archived from the original on 11 April 2009. Retrieved 28 October 2008.
  2. Luck, Taylor (5 September 2008). "Captain Abu Raed to be considered for Oscar nomination". Jordan Times. Archived from the original on 20 November 2008. Retrieved 23 October 2008.
  3. David B. Green (15 July 2008). "The Vicarious Life". Haaretz. Retrieved 3 September 2014.
  4. "4th Dubai International Film Festival" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 July 2008. Retrieved 26 October 2008.
  5. "Award-winners at the 29th Durban International Film Festival". Durban International Film Festival. Archived from the original on 5 December 2008. Retrieved 26 October 2008.
  6. ^ "Grand Prize Winners Announced; Screenings Continue All Week". Heartland Film Festival. Archived from the original on 24 October 2008. Retrieved 26 October 2008.
  7. ^ "Newport Beach Film Festival Awards". Archived from the original on 23 October 2008. Retrieved 26 October 2008.
  8. "SIFF Announces Audience and Jury Award Winners". Seattle International Film Festival. 15 June 2008. Archived from the original on 19 June 2008. Retrieved 26 October 2008.
  9. "2008 Sundance Film Festival Announces Awards" (PDF). 26 January 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 June 2008. Retrieved 26 October 2008.

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