Captain Abu Raed

How's Ziad today?

Like Honey.

Good evening Um Raed.

They're getting tired, these feet.

Shall we drink tea?

You hear me? l'll damn the day you were born.

You stay out of this...

Come here. l'll teach you discipline.

- Please. - l said stay out of this.

He's just a boy.

Just a boy? l'll wipe the floor with him.

You raise your voice again and l'll teach you a lesson...

- He didn't mean it. - Move out of my face.

Nour.

Honey, socialize. Mingle.

l'm mingling.

We arranged all this for you.

- Hi Salma, can l borrow you? - Hi auntie.

Nour, check him out.

He just winked at you. Go talk to him.

You go talk to him.

Nour, love...

l want you to meet Mr. Bassam.

Enchanté

Bassam has a pharmacy.

- Two pharmacies. - Two pharmacies.

Bravo.

Talk to each other. l'll leave you two alone.

- Hi. - Hi. How are you?

Are you a pilot?

No.

- Then what's this on your head? - A hat.

- That's a captain's hat. - Yes.

Where'd you get it from?

What's your name?

- Tareq. - Tareq, help me with these bags

You drive an airplane?

Yeah, l drive an airplane.

lt's the first time l see a captain in our neighborhood.

Listen, l'm not a captain...

l've been in this neighborhood before you were born

-You fly to Kazakhstan? - No.

- How long does it take you? - Enough questions.

How big is your airplane?

Thank you, Mr. Tareq.

You're welcome, Captain.

Tell me.

- Tell you what? - About your adventures.

My dear, l have no adventures.

You should go home. Your mother will be worried.

You see, Um Raed?

He wants to hear about my adventures.

lt's been so long since we traveled together.

Where would you like to go tonight?

Greece? No?

lndia?

They like us in lndia. No?

ltaly? Why not?

We'll go to ltaly.

Why not.

Good night my darling.

Good morning Captain.

l told them.

- Told them what? -That you're a captain.

Captain, tell us about your adventures.

Have you been to France? Egypt? Brazil?

l'm not a captain.

And l'm not sure who started this rumor.

Ok. Go to your homes. God be with you.

When l was a little boy...

l had dreams.

Once upon a time...

there was a man they called...

... Captain Abu Raed

l ran and ran until l reached the Tower Bridge...

l stood at the top and looked left.

And through the clouds, a giant clock stared back at me.

... so where is Big Ben?

ln London.

There was a little boy...

He wanted to become a great pilot.

To soar in the sky like a bird.

He flew all over the world.

And made new friends in every country.

Why? Because he had...

... Wisdom!

Murad.

- What? - What're you doing?

Nothing. You left mom home alone?

No.

Then go back home.

l want to play.

Go home before dad beats you.

l'll play.

-You'll play with us? -Why not?

- Cool. You're on my team. -No Fair! Why's he on your team?

- Play English. l'll keep goal. - Okay.

You two, and you two.

What does the janitor tell you?

Ali - What?

- What does the janitor tell you? - Who?

Abu Raed

He tells us about his adventures around the world.

Throw the ball.

What?

You believe him? How does he travel?

- He's a pilot. - He's a janitor.

- What? - A janitor.

Abu Raed?

Yes, he cleans toilets at the airport.

Why, did you ever speak to him?

Look at him. Does he look like a pilot?

Yeah he looks like a pilot.

Believe what you will but he's not a pilot.

People like us don't become pilots.

Take it easy on her. All this nagging gets annoying.

She's too stubborn.

l'll talk to her.

l bring her good men and she turns them down.

Nour. He upset you?

Mom, he doesn't get it.

- He means well. - Ok, let him stop nagging.

l'm not getting married.

What's this nonsense?

Just leave her alone.

What do you mean? This is my daughter.

l want her to be happy. What's wrong with Bassam?

He's a good pharmacist from a good family.

Just leave her alone.

Come on, move it. l want grandchildren to play with.

You're going to become a spinster.

Enough!

Nour. Take the other car.

l prefer grandpa's car thank you.

Dear, your father doesn't know how to express himself.

Sometimes he says silly things but he means well

l know.

- He wants you to be happy. - l know, l know.

So come on, cheer up.

l want to see your smile.

- Abu Raed - Yes Sir.

l want to introduce you to Sameh Abu Jamil's nephew.

He'll be your apprentice.

- l want you to show him the ropes - Yes Sir.

Excellent.

You remove it like this... and put it here.

Then you take this one and replace it here.

Difficult?

Sameh

- You with me? - Yes, yes. l'm with you.

- Good night Abu Raed. - Good Night

l'll damn the day you were born.

Come here.

-Move or l'll rip your face. -He didn't do anything.

And l sat on the wall...

where great emperors and warriors sat 2000 years ago.

Captain, can you see the wall from the moon?

Yes, from the moon.

- Have you been to the moon? - No, not yet.

- l want to go to the moon. - Me too. Me too.

Why not?

Captain, how do airplanes fly?

You know how the bird flies?

The bird's wing curves like this

The airplane's wing curves the same way.

So when the captain turns on the engines...

... the force pushes the plane faster and faster.

The pressure under the wing lifts the plane higher up.

Understand?

Next time you're in a car...

put your hand out the window...

and watch how it lifts up.

Try it.

lt lifts like this.

Okay kids, l have to get going.

Because l'm a very busy man.

l had a nightmare last night, Abu Raed.

l met this girl at the airport, and we got married.

- Congratulations. - Thank you.

Then the doctor said ''You have a baby cat, Congratulations.''

- A cat? - Yeah, a cat. Freaked me out.

So l walk into the room, and the monster jumps at my face.

He claws into my flesh and l start bleeding everywhere...

... gushing all over the floor, nurses tripping in my blood...

l don't want to have cats, Abu Raed.

Whose bag is this?

Thank you, thank you.

gracias, obrigado, shukran, grazie... Thank you is universal.

grazie, shukran...

l don't know how to thank you for finding my bag.

Your bag?

Yes, my bag.

l have no words.

You have no words?

You speak French?

l speak French.

You found my bag and you speak French!

You're incredible.

Let me introduce myself.

My name is Francois. -l am Murad.