I found out about this Arabic film when it was dotted around during awards season, I read what it was about, it certainly sounded like an interesting film. Basically set during the time of the First World War, in the Ottoman province of Hijaz, a young Bedouin boy named Theeb (Jacir Eid Al-Hwietat), of the Howeitat tribe, experiences a vastly quickened coming-of-age. The is when Theeb is eager, but uninvited, for an adventure that takes him on a perilous journey across the desert, with his older brother Hussein (Hussein Salameh Al-Sweilhiyeen), to guide a British officer named Edward (Jack Fox) and his guide Marji (Marji Audeh) to their secret destination. Theeb uses his nascent survival skills to outwit potential enemies, this includes the appearance of a seriously injured mercenary, The Stranger (Hassan Mutlag Al-Maraiyeh), but both need each other to survive the final stretch of the journey, in the end Theeb shoots the mercenary, to avenge the death of his brother, and he is let go by the Ottoman chief and allowed to ride alone into the distance. This is a very simple story, I admit I found it difficult to keep up with, both reading the subtitles and not understanding everything going on, but there is great imagery with the desert landscape backgrounds, a good use of colour and there are some moments that get your attention, I would say it is a worthwhile enough drama. It was nominated the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film of the Year, and it won the BAFTA for Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer, and it was nominated for Best Film not in the English Language. Good!