Al-Yazerli

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Drama

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.

Details

Status: Released
Release date: January 2, 1974
Original language: Arabic
Spoken languages: Arabic
Countries: Iraq, Syrian Arab Republic
Production: المؤسسة العامة للسينما
Budget: Not recorded
Revenue: Not recorded
IMDb: tt2099552