Al-Yazerli

اليازرلي

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

Novela

Hanna Mina

Screenplay

Qais Al-Zubaidi

Music

Solhy Al-Wadi

Status

Released

Release date

02/01/1974

Original language

Arabic