Summaries

When an old airport janitor finds a captain's hat in the trash, he gets pulled into the lives of children in his poor neighborhood. He weaves imaginary stories of his world adventures to offer hope in the face of their harsh reality.

Abu Raed is an old airport janitor who has always yearned of seeing the world but has never been able to afford to travel. One day a group of children in his poor neighborhood assume he is a pilot and beg him to share stories of the world outside of Amman, Jordan. Through imaginary tales a friendship forms and he finds the grim realities of the children's home life. He takes it upon himself to make a difference.—Anonymous

Details

Keywords
  • character name as title
  • children
  • world
  • hope
  • poverty
Genres
  • Drama
Release date Feb 5, 2008
Motion Picture Rating (MPA) Not Rated
Countries of origin Jordan
Official sites Official site
Language Arabic Italian French
Filming locations Amman, Jordan
Production companies GigaPix Studios Paper and Pen Films

Box office

Budget $2000000
Gross worldwide $80851

Tech specs

Runtime 1h 42m
Color Color
Sound mix Dolby Digital
Aspect ratio 1.85 : 1

Synopsis

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