The 麻豆传媒 Film Institute's 35th Annual Film 麻豆传媒 will continue with a screening of Naji Abu Nowar鈥檚 Theeb on October 30.
Theeb takes place while the war rages in the Ottoman Empire in 1916. Hussein raises his younger brother, Theeb (Wolf), in a traditional Bedouin community isolated by the vast and unforgiving desert. The boy experiences a hastened coming of age as he embarks on a perilous desert journey to guide a British officer to a secret destination in a terrain riddled with mercenaries and Arab revolutionaries.
The screening will begin at 2:00PM at the Kerr McGee Auditorium in the Meinders School of Business at NW 27th Street and McKinley Ave. A discussion will follow the presentation for those who wish to stay. Admission is free, but donations are greatly appreciated.
ACCOLADES FOR THEEB
-鈥淵ou鈥檇 never know Theeb was a debut feature from Nowar鈥檚 confident technique, and I found it astonishing, given the perfection of the performances, that all but one of the actors were Bedouin villagers who had never acted before.鈥� Wall Street Journal
-鈥淪ergio Leone and John Ford would likely both recognize Nowar鈥檚 film as an echo of their own Monument Valley adventures.鈥� Austin Chronicle
-鈥淎 mesmerizing coming of age adventure in an elemental setting, Theeb becomes both more allegorical and more specific to our historical moment the more you think about it.鈥� Boston Globe
-鈥淣owar, a smart, savvy filmmaker, keeps his focus narrow and the frame alert, eager to drink in not only action but nuances of culture and history.鈥� Village Voice
-鈥淣owar has described Theeb as 鈥榓n Arabic western鈥� in the tradition of Sergio Leone. The movie is that and more.鈥� NY Times
-鈥淎n inversion of Lawrence of Arabia鈥攁 film told from the perspective of Arab Bedouins rather than colonial adventurers, a scrappy coming of age story rather than a grand tale of epic, colonial ambitions.鈥� New Republic
UPCOMING FILMS
* Jan. 22, Francois Truffaut鈥檚 The Last Metro
* Feb. 5, Lasse Hallstrom鈥檚 My Life as a Dog
* Feb. 19, Asghar Farhadi鈥檚 Fireworks Wednesday
* March 5, Ciro Guerra鈥檚 Embrace of the Serpent
