Jordan’s submission to the upcoming Academy Awards’ Best Foreign-Language Film category will be Naji Abu Nowar’s Theeb.

Theeb

Theeb, from debut director Naji Abu Nowar, has been selected by Jordan’s Oscar committee as the country’s official entry for the 2016 Best Foreign Language Film Oscar.

Telling the story of a young Bedouin boy embarking on a dangerous journey to escort a British officer across the desert, the film stars Jacir Eid Al-Hwietat, Hussein Salameh Al-Sweilhiyeen, Hassan Mutlag Al-Maraiyeh and Jack Fox.

Theeb premiered at Venice Film Festival in 2014, where it picked up the Venice Horizons Award for best director, before screening in Toronto and London.

Fortissimo Films is handling international sales. Film Movement has picked up distribution rights in the US.

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