Al-Yazerli (1974)
The Yazerli is the foreman who provides work to day laborers. The film’s poetic, non-narrative structure simulates the fractured thoughts of a young boy who is forced to leave school and find work on the docks. Using minimal dialogue but evocative music and sounds, separate vignettes introduce characters the boy encounters in a single workday. The filmmaker explores the child’s vivid imaginary world while tangibly conveying the physical harshness and repressed sexuality of a life spent in poverty and manual labor. Based on a novella by Hanna Mina.
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Stars:
- Qais Al-Zubaidi
Writing:
- Hanna Mina
- Qais Al-Zubaidi
Stars:
Release Date: 1974-01-02
6/10
6/10
- Country: IQ, SY
- Language: العربية
- Runtime: 95
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