Product Details

• Actors: Nadim Sawalha, Rana Sultan, Hussein Al-Sous, Udey Al-Qiddissi, Ghandi Saber
• Directors: Amin Matalqa
• Format: Color, Dolby, DVD, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
• Subtitles: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: Unrated
• Studio: Terra - Neoclassics Films
• DVD Release Date: February 23, 2010
• Run Time: 102 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (20 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B002XLBCC4
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #29,235 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
• For more information about "Captain Abu Raed" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

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CAPTAIN ABU RAED - DVD Movie

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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic!!!, July 30, 2010

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Martin (West Virginia) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Captain Abu Raed (DVD)

I am a pilot and I love this movie! This film has everything a good film has to have: Good story, good music, a villain, a hero, good acting, no noticeable swearing, a great moral, great photography, etc. I wish more movies were like this! Best kept secret out there.

14 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A must see!, January 12, 2010

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Jay Harris (Green Bay, WI USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Captain Abu Raed (DVD)

I saw this screened for over a thousand middle and high school students during the Sundance Film Festival. A foreign film in another language (with English subtitles) might invite trouble among that many energetic kids, but it absolutely captured their attention. There was a lot of excited, positive chatter as they left the theater. It works for people of all ages. Captain Abu Raed is a treat for anyone who enjoys insight into other cultures, a combination of emotions, and a meaningful story. This international educator gives it five stars plus.

11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Pulls the heart strings, May 29, 2010

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Alan Rosenhan "Hooah" (Pvo) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Captain Abu Raed (DVD)

I hate to use such a cliche, but this movie pulls my heart strings and plays a somber melody. First of all, the cinematography is amazing. I used to live in Amman and it takes me back in the most pleasingly nostalgic way.

Second, it is not a doddering, ponderous typical Arab film. It moves fairly quickly (a plus for western audiences) and explores a number of characters fairly well. While the abrupt change in tertiary character focus is a little jarring, it is really easy to pick up the flow in the story line.

Above all, you will fall in love with Abu Raed, a sympathetic, admirable character played masterfully by Nadim Sawalha. You feel his humility, his love, his every emotion and you wish you could be with him in every scene. A pioneering film for sure.