Al-Yazerli

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.

Country:

Syrian Arab Republic

Genre:

Drama

Duration:

95 minutes

Year:

1974

Director:

Qais Al-Zubaidi

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Company:

المؤسسة العامة للسينما

Cast:

Crew:

Novel

Director

Cinematography

Writer

Original Music Composer