Naji Abu Nowar is a BAFTA-winning and Oscar-nominated director. His feature film debut, 'Theeb', won 25 international awards including a Best Director Lion from the Venice International Film Festival, and awards from China, the USA, Morocco, Argentina, UAE, Sweden, Egypt, Poland, Serbia, Algeria, and Spain. Naji was named Variety’s Filmmaker of the Year and has a FIPRESCI International Film Critics Award. He is a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences [AMPAS/OSCARS], the British Film and Television Academy [BAFTA] and the European Film Academy [EFA]. Read More

synopsis

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 secre t destination. Read More

Highlights

Venice International Film Festival, Italy

Best International Feature Film Submission for the Academy Awards, Jordan

BAFTA, United Kingdom