Theeb (2014)
Directed by Naji Abu
Nowar this film stars Jacir Eid Al-Hwietat, Hussein Salameh
Al-Sweilhiyeen, Hassan Mutlag Al-Maraiyeh and Jack Fox. During the
Arab Revolt in WW1 a young boy and his older brother help guide an
English officer as well as his interpreter.
You could say this is
Lawrence of Arabia (1962) done on the scale of an Italian Neo-realist
film and not be that far off. The plot is a coming of age tale
against the back drop of events the protagonist never really
understands. I loved the way the film captured both the locations and
the desert way of life.
4/5
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