1974
Al-Yazerli
اليازرلي
Runtime
1h 35m
Countries
- IQ
- Iraq
- SY
- Syria
Languages
- ar
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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StatusReleased
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Release dateJan. 2, 1974
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Original LanguageArabic