1974
6.0 (1 votes)
1h 35m
Genres
Drama
Al-Yazerli (اليازرلي)
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.
Key Crew
Director: Qais Al-Zubaidi
Writer: Qais Al-Zubaidi
