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Theeb (2014)

Adventure | Thriller 
Rayting:   7.2/10 10.2K votes
Language: Arabic | English
Release date: 19 March 2015

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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aldeen_amin 8 April 2015

The Film takes place before World War 1, and tells a story of a young Bedwen, in the desert of Jordan, and his journey with his older brother and an officer in the English army. the movie tackled a forgotten subject "The Arab Revolt (1916–1918)" in the most smart and entertaining way. I'm so proud of what they achieved. This is a huge step towards greater Arabic films. everything was executed perfectly, the sound, the cinematography, the musical score lighting and of course the mesmerizing acting the young real Bedwen brothers. it was unapologetically Bedwen. this movie deserves to be more recognizable by all movie goers. Please go watch it and enjoy it.

CynthiaMargaretWebb 28 November 2014

Fmovies: This film tells the story of a young boy's awakening to the dangers and treachery in the adult world. He lives in a time of change, during the last days of the Ottoman Empire, and the coming of a railway has already changed the lives of the tribesmen of the area. There are bigger things going on around them, than these tribesmen, living out their traditional lives, actually realize. One day Theeb's older brother is approached by another Arab who is guiding an Englishman, in a desert crossing. The stranger wants Hussein, older brother of Theeb to escort them through an area that he's not familiar with. Theeb tags along, and from events that take place on this journey comes his rapid advancement into manhood. The desert settings shot in wide-screen ratio are superb. It's the dawn of a new age, unbeknown to Theeb and his brothers, sons of a departed but highly respected Sheik. The performances are excellent, particularly the intelligent wariness tinged with fear, that young Jacir Eid Al-Hwietat shows, playing Theeb (Wolf). You can read in his eyes,and face that his sharp mind is calculating the risks of alternative courses of action during the several scenes when events reach crisis points.From watching this young man, we understand that the life of desert tribesmen involved strong traditions, a strong sense of hospitality to other travelers (once identified and shown not to be a threat), and the sharp sense of self protection that must always be at 100% efficiency.

It's always wonderful to see a well-made film like this, but it's a special treat when the events are happening in a place and time, that is unfamiliar to us on screens of today. "Theeb" reminds us of Lawrence of Arabia, because of it's setting, but the film is on a much more modest scale than that Epic masterpiece. However, it is very well worth our attention. Highly recommended, this is a very good film for young adults as well as for their parents.

till2028 21 March 2015

It is fascinating to watch a film that is covering areas that never ( or at least I never saw one ) been covered before in cinemas... this is a story of Bedouin boy who happen to be living in an era that played role on forming the world we live in right now, greatly put by the director who had the mainline of the story going with small hints on the side to the great events happening at the time... the child's POV is all about basic human feelings, needs and experience not related in any sense to anything happening in the world, while the narrative container of the subject is about a history in the making... stunning cinematography and location, sucks the viewer in the atmosphere and the surroundings.. and takes you to that place... great to have original language and accent, that is what I think is Mel Gibson's best qualities..

A bit of the story falls beyond reach in the middle, where I lost connection with the characters and the atmosphere... but a debut feature film is very promising in that sense...

A_Different_Drummer 24 January 2016

Theeb fmovies. These days with every kid in town -- along with their cat -- signing up for film school, it is refreshing to attend what amounts to a clinic on how to captivate and hypnotize an audience with one powerful star and scenery that captures the eye and seems almost an character on its own.

All the more remarkable since, for viewers in the west, you have to deal with subtitles as well.

So to sum up, you have a slow moving film with subtitles that has a star unchallenged by puberty, and nothing really seems to happen for most the film, but you will be unable to turn away.

Not too shabby.

When is the next one due?

sana-59344 17 December 2015

The film grabs a hold of you and does not let go until after the credits are finished rolling. The film is through the perspective of the young naive boy who has grown up in an isolated desert, he is curious, mischievous and then struggling to survive. Theeb succeeds in capturing the intelligence and the regality of Bedioun life that the Western gaze is incapable of doing.

While this film is set during World War II, the war and conflicts are simply in the background, and the focus is on the tribal law and way of life of the nomadic, hospitable Bedouin.

The film feels very authentic and well-researched. An epic coming of age story on boyhood, manhood, survival and code of ethics. Beautiful representation of the disappearing Bedouin way of life.

markbernd 20 August 2015

I saw this film last night in London at the Curzon Bloomsbury (formerly the Renoir)and was utterly astounded! This is a hauntingly beautiful film shot in a wide-angled camera in Wadi Ram, Jordan, telling the coming of age story of a young Bedouin boy Theeb, accompanying his older bother on a hazardous journey across the dessert, to help a British officer reach a secret destination. The background to the story is the changing way of life in the dessert, during the first world war, following the building of a new railway line that shortened the trip to Mecca from one month on the back of a camel, to one week by train. The new rail line had a devastating effect on the lives of the dessert nomads.

The film is exceptionally beautify, the story is straight forward but gripping, the acting, mostly by non-professionals, is superb. The bright colour of the arid dessert is in sharp contrast to our urban living. This is a striking, memorable film that deserves an Oscar.

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