Sunday, September 17, 2017

Theeb

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.




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