Five Boys and A Wheel

'Five Boys and A Wheel', 2016

A school teacher has to regain his young son's confidence and admiration through an act of violence.

A school teacher has to regain his young son's confidence and admiration through an act of violence.

Director

Said Zagha

Runtime

20 minutes

Type

Feature

Genre

Short, Comedy, Drama

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Five Boys and A Wheel

Said Zagha, 2016

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2.35 : 1

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Storyline

A school teacher has to regain his young son's confidence and admiration through an act of violence.

A young father has to help his son out of a petty conflict with the neighbors. As the parents of each respective family are summoned to discuss the issue at hand, the discussions begin to quickly spin out of control, putting the values of the father to test. Set in Aqaba, Jordan, this short film is an Arabic-language adaptation of Raymond Carver's 'Bicycles, Muscles, Cigarettes.'

Summary

A school teacher has to regain his young son's confidence and admiration through an act of violence.

Synopsis

A young father has to help his son out of a petty conflict with the neighbors. As the parents of each respective family are summoned to discuss the issue at hand, the discussions begin to quickly spin out of control, putting the values of the father to test. Set in Aqaba, Jordan, this short film is an Arabic-language adaptation of Raymond Carver's 'Bicycles, Muscles, Cigarettes.'

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Cast & crew

Cast

Ali Suliman

Actor/Actress

Nadira Omran

Actor/Actress

Haidar Kfouf

Actor

Crew

Director

Said Zagha

Screenwriter

Raymond Carver

Screenwriter

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