Release Date
November 6, 2015 (Limited)
DVD Release Date
May 17, 2016 (Buy on Amazon)
Director
Naji Abu Nowar
Writer
Naji Abu Nowar, Bassel Ghandour
Cast
Jacir Eid Al-Hwietat, Hussein Salameh Al-Sweilhiyeen, Hassan Mutlag Al-Maraiyeh
Studio
Running Time
100 minutes
MPA Rating
Unrated
What is Theeb about?
1916. While war rages in the Ottoman Empire, Hussein raises his younger brother Theeb ("Wolf") in a traditional Bedouin community that is isolated by the vast, unforgiving desert. The brothers' quiet existence is suddenly interrupted when a British Army officer and his guide ask Hussein to escort them to a water well located along the old pilgrimage route to Mecca. So as not to dishonor his recently deceased father, Hussein agrees to lead them on... Full synopsis »
MOVIE REVIEW
Theeb, one of five movies nominated for Best Foreign Language Picture at this year’s Academy Awards, is about a boy, a desert and a camel. It’s also, arguably, the best of the five, an entrancing, unpredictable and at times intense drama set in the Middle East during World War I. Full movie review »
