---
title: 'Captain Abu Raed (2007)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Amin Matalqa'
released: '2007-12-11'
runtime_minutes: 102
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'Jordan'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/captain-abu-raed-2007'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1017428/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Captain Abu Raed (2007)

2007 · 102 min · Drama · Jordan

Original title: كابتن أبو رائد

## Synopsis

Captain Abu Raed 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.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Amin Matalqa](https://cinepixo.com/people/amin-matalqa)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Austin Wintory](https://cinepixo.com/people/austin-wintory)
- **Producer:** [David Pritchard](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-pritchard), [Kenneth Kokin](https://cinepixo.com/people/kenneth-kokin)

## Cast

- [Nadim Sawalha](https://cinepixo.com/people/nadim-sawalha)
- [Rana Sultan](https://cinepixo.com/people/rana-sultan)
- [Marc Hollogne](https://cinepixo.com/people/marc-hollogne)
- [Fatima Adoum](https://cinepixo.com/people/fatima-adoum)

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Official site: http://www.captainaburaed.com
Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/captain-abu-raed-2007
Film facts: Wikidata (Q1766463); synopsis from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Reviews, themes and notes are the work of this site's members.