Al-Yazerli

Al-Yazerli (1974)

Drama

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.

Director: Qais Al-Zubaidi

Casts

	Adnan Barakat as
	Mona Wassef as
	Nadia Arslan as
	Abdul Rahman Al-Rashi as
	Esam Abjy as
	Abdallah Abbassi as
	شفيق المنفلوطي as
	Maha Al Masri as

Crew