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If you thought adventure films in the style of Kim (1950) or Lawrence of Arabia (1962) were Technicolor-exclusive, think again. Because Theeb tells a coming-of-age tale set in the Hejaz desert (Saudi Arabia) and during WWI. As the world is modified by means of explosions and massacres and the power structures still seek new forms, little Theeb (Arab for “wolf”) lives with his brother Hussein in a Bedouin village to which a British officer and his guide arrive. Forced by the customs of his culture to not leave them to their fates, Hussein joins them to their destination, but the trip becomes more dangerous than they imagined, and changes their lives forever. Shot in breathtaking locations and with a majority of non-professional actors, Theeb is a remarkable debut, a film of adventure and survival unlike any other Bafici has experienced. LL
D: Naji Abu Nowar
G: Naji Abu Nowar, Bassel Ghandour
F: Wolfgang Thaler
E: Rupert Lloyd
DA: Anna Lavelle
S: Dario Swade
M: Jerry Lane
P: Bassel Ghandour, Rupert Lloyd
PE: Nadine Toukan
CP: Bayt Al Shawareb, Noor Pictures
I: Jacir Eid, Hassan Mutlag, Hussein Salameh, Marji Audeh, Jack Fox
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Born in England, he currently resides in Amman, Jordan. He directed the short film Death of a Boxer (2009), which participated in the Dubai Film Festival. Theeb is his first feature-length film, which has traveled to festivals like Venice and Cairo.
