Funny Sorority Initiations

Address: Amin Matalqa
Original Title: Captain Abu Raed
Spain Title: Captain Abu Raed
Country: Jordan
Year: 2007
Length: 110 min .
Genre: Drama
Screenwriter: Amin Matalqa
Production: Amin Matalqa, Laith Al-Majali, Nadine Toukan, David Pritchard and Kenneth Kokin
Music: Austin Wintory
Photo: Reinhart Peschke
Mounting: Laith Al-Majali
Costume: Jamila Allaeddin
Release Date: 02/06/2008 Spain
release: 03/18/2009
Cast: Nadim Sawalha (Abu Raed), Sultan Rana (Nour), Hussein Al-Sous (Murad), Udey Al-Qiddissi (Tareq), Gandhi Saber (Abu Murad), Dina Ra'ad-Yaghnam (Um Murad), Mohammad Quteishat (Hilal), Nadim Mushahwar (Sameh), Faisal Majali (Ziad), Lina Attel (mother of Noor)

SYNOPSIS:
Abu Raed (Nadim Sawalha) is a lone member of the cleaning equipment from the international airport of Amman. Always wanted to travel the world, but could not realize his dream, he lives through books and brief talks with some travelers. One day is a captain's hat in a trash can and a guy in the neighborhood will go with it on the way home. The next day, a group of children is waiting outside the door, convinced that a pilot. A friendship between men and children. Happy to have company, makes travel to children around the world through stories. However, Murad, a child who feels rejected by the group, Abu Raed attacks in an attempt to destroy the ray of hope offered to children. While striving to show that Abu Raed is a fraud and a liar, Murad discovers that his life has other possibilities. Meanwhile, growing Abu Raed's friendship with Nour (Rana Sultan), a young pilot who must cope with the stresses of life in Amman.


English Trailer: Captain Abu Raed