The first Jordanian feature film to be screened in Australia.

Winner of the Audience Award at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival, this crowd-pleasing Jordanian feature film is a gentle yet hard-hitting drama set in Amman, Jordan. Abu Raed is a lonely and generous man who works as a janitor at Amman airport. He is mistaken by the kids in his neighbourhood as a captain and he plays along. As he gets further involved in the lives of the children, he recognises that each and every one of them is desperately curious about the outside world and the captain begins to weave elaborate stories for the wide-eyed children. His adventures serve not only as entertainment but as the key to transforming the lives of the children and their parents.

FESTIVALS

• Palm Springs International Film Festival, 2009
• Portland International Film Festival, 2009
• Durban International Film Festival, 2008
• Heartland Film Festival, 2008
• Newport Beach Film Festival, 2008
• Seattle International Film Festival, 2008
• Dubai International Film Festival, 2007

• World Cinema Audience Award, Sundance Film Festival, 2008
• Audience Award, Helsinki International Film Festival, 2008
• Best Director, Seattle International Film Festival, 2008
• Best First Feature, Durban International Film Festival, 2008
• Best Screenplay, Beirut International Film Festival, 2008
• Best Actor, Dubai International Film Festival, 2007

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