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Screened as part of last year’s Contemporary Arab Cinema series, Naji Abu Nowar’s coming-of-age drama returns after winning critical acclaim on the festival circuit. Theeb is the story of a young Bedouin boy (a stunning performance by newcomer Jacir Eid Al-Hwietat) on a perilous journey to guide a British officer across the desert in 1916 Arabia, when World War I was raging in Europe and the Ottoman Empire was coming undone. Shot entirely on location in the ravishing desert landscape, including at some of the same locations that David Lean used for Lawrence of Arabia, Theeb is a beautifully constructed and thrilling take on the classic adventure film.