Al-Yazerli ( 1974 )

Overview

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.

Top Cast

Adnan Barakat

Mona Wassef

Nadia Arslan

Abdul Rahman Al-Rashi

Esam Abjy

Abdallah Abbassi

شفيق المنفلوطي

Maha Al Masri