---
title: 'Theeb (2014)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Naji Abu Nowar'
released: '2014-09-04'
runtime_minutes: 100
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Adventure'
countries:
  - 'Qatar'
  - 'United Arab Emirates'
  - 'Jordan'
  - 'United Kingdom'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/theeb-2014'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3170902/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Theeb (2014)

2014 · 100 min · Drama, Adventure · Qatar, United Arab Emirates, Jordan, United Kingdom


## Synopsis

Theeb is a 2014 co-produced by Bassel Ghandour period drama thriller film co-written with Bassel Ghandour and directed by Naji Abu Nowar. It is a coming-of-age story about a Bedouin boy, Theeb, who must survive in the wide-open Wadi Rum desert. The film takes place during the Middle Eastern theatre of the First World War, in the wake of the Great Arab Revolt against the ruling Ottoman Empire. The film used non-professional actors from the Bedouin community in southern Jordan, and is considered a "Bedouin Western". It has also been described as a coming-of-age film. Theeb is an international co-production from Jordan, the United Kingdom, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Qatar.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Naji Abu Nowar](https://cinepixo.com/people/naji-abu-nowar)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Jerry Lane](https://cinepixo.com/people/jerry-lane)
- **Director of Photography:** [Wolfgang Thaler](https://cinepixo.com/people/wolfgang-thaler)

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