Shown: January 13, 2017 at 6pm
Director : Naji Abu Nowar
Country : Jordan
Release Date : 2014
Duration : 100 mins
Language : Arabic
Subtitles : Yes
WINNER : BEST DIRECTOR AT 2014 VENICE FILM FESTIVAL
SHORT-LISTED : BEST FOREIGN-LANGUAGE FILM AT 2016 OSCARS
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. The first movie from Jordan to be nominated for a foreign-language Oscar.
“A disarmingly complex boyhood adventure with no shortage of tension or harsh beauty.” (Robert Abele – Los Angeles Times)