Al-Yazerli

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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.

  • Genre: Drama
  • Release Date: 1974-01-02
  • Runtime: 95 min
  • Country: Iraq, Syrian Arab Republic
  • Language: Arabic
  • Status: Released
  • IMDb Rating: 6
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