Al-Yazerli (1974) — drama film. Directed by Qais Al-Zubaidi. Starring Adnan Barakat, Mona Wassef, Nadia Arslan, Abdul Rahman Al-Rashi.
Drama · 6/10 · 95 min · 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.
Related entry on Wikidata (Q12194985), public domain (CC0).