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Theeb
Directed by
Naji Abu Nowar
Not Rated
2014
1h 40m
Adventure
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Drama
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7.2
97%
75%
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In the Ottoman province of Hijaz during World War I, a young Bedouin boy experiences a greatly hastened coming-of-age as he embarks on a perilous desert journey to guide a British officer to his secret destination.
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Cast of Theeb
Jacir Eid
Theeb
Hassan Mutlag
The Stranger
Hussein Salameh
Hussein
Marji Audeh
Jack Fox
Edward
Naji Abu Nowar
Director / Writer
Bassel Ghandour
Writer / Producer
Rupert Lloyd
Producer
Theeb Ratings & Reviews
The New Republic
Alex Shephard
An inversion of Lawrence of Arabia -- a film told from the perspective of Arab bedouins rather than colonial adventurers, a scrappy coming of age story rather than a grand tale of epic, colonial ambitions.
The Young Folks
Gary Shannon
A thrilling and moody (Bedouin) western that sets aside America's manifest destiny for Middle Eastern globalization.
Entertainment Weekly
Kevin P. Sullivan
The effectiveness of the story hinges largely on Al-Hwietat, whose performance is both convincing wide-eyed and complex.
Arizona Republic
Bill Goodykoontz
The burden rests on Eid's shoulders, and he more than carries it. He's a natural, showing us Theeb's curiosity, loyalty and ingenuity while still retaining the innocence of a boy who has been sheltered from the world outside the desert.
Chicago Reader
Fred Camper
First-time director Naji Abu Nowar rehearsed his largely nonprofessional cast for almost a year before shooting began, and as the title character, Jacir Eid beautifully conveys a mix of emotions, from wonder to fear to determination.
Boston Globe
Ty Burr
The further this strikingly assured debut feature by the British-born director Naji Abu Nowar goes along, the more it seems a metaphor for fierce self-determination - an origin story for Middle Eastern discontents.
Austin Chronicle
Marc Savlov
Viewed from the perspective of this young Bedouin, Theeb presages both the treacherous partitioning of Arab lands at the end of the Great War, as well as all the terrible echoes of the colonialism that continue to plague us today.
Los Angeles Times
Robert Abele
A disarmingly complex boyhood adventure with no shortage of tension or harsh beauty, "Theeb" marks a winning debut feature for co-writer and director Naji Abu Nowar.
Washington Post
Ann Hornaday
As the quiet, compact vessel for roiling fears and ambivalence, Al-Hwietat's Theeb winds up being a strikingly memorable character, whose deceptively simple tale possesses both haunting power and a whiff of prescient pessimism.
Wall Street Journal
Joe Morgenstern
A modest classic.
San Francisco Chronicle
David Lewis
A cautionary tale about survival - and keeping one's enemies in their place.
New York Magazine/Vulture
Bilge Ebiri
The desert in Theeb feels intimate, rough, real. You can run your hands through the sand and feel the flies on your face. That realism extends to the characters as well, thankfully.
New York Times
Stephen Holden
Nowar ... has described "Theeb" as "an Arabic western" in the tradition of Sergio Leone. The movie is that and more.
Film Comment Magazine
Violet Lucca
Free of sentimentality, Theeb is a beautiful tribute to a way of life that has nearly come to an end, set during the crucial period when it began to disappear.
AV Club
Mike D'Angelo
A simple, old-fashioned adventure story, combined with a coming-of-age tale, that could stand to be considerably less simple.
The Hollywood Reporter
Boyd van Hoeij
A young Bedouin boy has to grow up fast if he's to survive practically alone in the 1916 Arabian desert in Theeb, the confident debut feature of U.K.-born, Jordan-based filmmaker Naji Abu Nowar.
Variety
Jay Weissberg
The palpable affection for each other conveyed by Eid and Salameh (real-life cousins) has a cinematic intensity that quickly wins over viewers.
Village Voice
Sherilyn Connelly
Novice actor Hwietat is terrific in the lead role, and even if we go in knowing the historical backstory, we still discover it all from his point of view - and never stop wondering how the wolf will survive.
Village Voice
Calum Marsh
Nowar, a smart, savvy filmmaker, keeps his focus narrow and the frame alert, eager to drink in not only action but nuances of culture and history.
Slant Magazine
Oleg Ivanov
Despite the film's measured pacing and simple plot, the story takes several surprising turns, confounding viewer expectations throughout.
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