CAPTAINS OF ZAATARI

By Ali EL ARABI

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Documentary - Completed 2021

This intimate, coming-of-age tale revolves around two friends, Mahmoud and Fawzi, who live in the Zaatari Refugee Camp in Jordan. Despite being confined under dire conditions, they dream of becoming professional soccer players and remain hopeful and optimistic while practicing day in and day out

Festivals
& Awards

El Gouna Film Festival 2021
Documentary film competition Best Arab documentary feature
Sundance 2021
World Doc Competition
    • Year of production
    • 2021
    • Genres
    • Documentary
    • Countries
    • EGYPT
    • Duration
    • 75 mn
    • Director(s)
    • Ali EL ARABI
    • Synopsis
    • Filmed over five years, Captains of Zaatari follows two best friends, Mahmoud and Fawzi, refugees from Syria who now live in the Zaatari camp in Jordan. As teeneragers and like many boys their age, they dream of becoming professional football players. Despite being locked in a space that has no facilities or opportunity for training, they remain hopeful and full of dreams. Their stories take an unexpected turn when Aspire Academy, one of the world’s leading sports academies, sends scouts to the camp to identify promising footballers.