Theeb
2015
1 hr 41 min
Arabic / Excellent English subtitles
Drama
5 stars
Theeb (Wolf) is a Jordanian coming of age film set in the
outback of the Ottoman Empire in 1916. This is not a gentle movie, as our young
hero follows his elder brother into the desert to guide another Arab and an
Englishman. The trip goes seriously awry, and the Bedouin culture of
hospitality plays into the story as Theeb comes of age brutally and fast. The
scenery alone is worth the time to watch, filmed entirely in Wadi Rum, southern
Jordan. Clint Eastwood would feel right at home there, I think. Wikipedia says
it is called a Bedouin Western. There are no women in the movie, and the only
professional actor is Jack Fox, as the British officer. The actors are all, except Fox, Bedouin. The
language authentic. Possibly too intense for young children.
