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Synopsis: 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.
Director(s): Naji Abu Nowar
Production: Noor Pictures
  Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 10 wins & 14 nominations.
 
IMDB:
7.2
Metacritic:
80
Rotten Tomatoes:
97%
NOT RATED
Year:
2014
100 min
$128,430
Website
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And what did you do?

You shot me!

So don't blame me.

God sent me so that

the beasts don't eat you.

I don't need you.

You're sure?

You don't need me?

The trail is clear.

Take my camel as blood money.

What are you waiting for?

Because you're a helpless rabbit.

Worse.

At least a rabbit can survive alone.

Maybe I'll let the beasts eat you.

Until the morning.

Sleep.

Clean the bread.

God punish them

for not cleaning my wound.

Who?

They never appreciated

the value of brotherhood.

Don't betray me.

Come here.

Take the dagger

and dig the bullet out.

Dig it out with the tip.

Use the dagger's tip.

Put the dagger in the fire.

Put it in the fire.

Come here. Leave it.

Come here.

It's loaded.

If anything happens to me,

protect us.

Take it.

Give me the dagger.

You fed us well.

- No.

- No?

That's the Englishman's.

- What's your name?

- Theeb.

Theeb?

Is that your tribe's mark

on the box?

Who's Sheikh Abu Hmoud to you?

He's my father.

The Wolf begets a Wolf.

Here.

Wolf, I beseech you

don't eat the wolf

How many nights did he feed you

when you were starving?

Sing with me, Wolf.

Wolf, I beseech you

don't eat the wolf

How many nights did he feed you

when you were starving?

The departed never return.

How do you track with the stars?

Put the North Star

between your eyes.

And the South Star

between your shoulders.

- What's our direction?

- West.

Right.

- What's that?

- The iron donkey.

- What?

- You'll see.

This is what destroyed us.

What is it?

The iron donkey trail.

What's it for?

Pilgrims and Ottoman soldiers ride it.

A month by camel

now takes a week by train.

We're not raiders.

You're revolutionaries.

If you know us,

who are you?

- I'm a pilgrim guide.

- Aren't you obsolete?

I'm the last one.

Who's this pilgrim?

That's Hmoud.

You going to Mecca, Hmoud?

Yes.

Mecca's behind you.

I'm taking him

to the train station.

Bad idea.

That's none of your business.

Where did you get that pistol?

Is it strange to carry guns?

There are no English pistols

around here.

I bought it in Egypt.

Have you seen an Englishman?

In Egypt,

I bought the gun from one.

And Hmoud,

did you see an Englishman?

What's an Englishman?

We have a long journey.

Time to go.

Avoid the railway.

We have business with the Ottomans.

Go in peace. Safe journey.

I've met all kinds of people.

Anyone from wise men to merchants.

I even took a ship captain to Mecca.

What's a ship captain?

They guide people at sea.

I've never seen the sea.

I've seen two.

The Red Sea...

and the Palestine sea.

I've traveled all over.

I've seen Jerusalem and al-Sham.

Everywhere from Baghdad

to Al-Madinah al-Munawwarah.

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Naji Abu Nowar

Naji Abu Nowar (Arabic: ناجي أبو نوار‎; born 1981) is a British-Jordanian film director, writer and producer. Best known for his works Death of a Boxer (2009), Till Death (2012) and Theeb (2014) for which he received wide spread acclaim and recognition, including a Best Foreign Language Film nomination at 88th Academy Awards, nomination for Best film not in the English language, and the BAFTA Award for Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer at the 69th British Academy Film Awards. Theeb is the first Jordanian film to receive an Oscar nomination. more…

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