{"id":2936,"date":"2015-09-06T09:04:46","date_gmt":"2015-09-06T08:04:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/forestrowfilmsociety.org\/news\/?page_id=2936"},"modified":"2016-03-19T07:36:59","modified_gmt":"2016-03-19T06:36:59","slug":"theeb","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/forestrowfilmsociety.org\/news\/films\/theeb\/","title":{"rendered":"Theeb"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Friday, 18 March 2016: Theeb<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\r\n

Friday, 18 March 2016, 20:00<\/p>\r\n

Venue<\/strong>: (see Locations and Tickets<\/a> for further details)<\/p>\r\n

Programme category<\/strong>: Forest Row Film Society<\/p>\r\n\rDirector: Naji Abu Nowar, UAE\/Qatar\/Jordan\/UK 2015, 100 mins, 15<\/p>\n

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“It possesses everything that allows me to fall in love with cinema, again and again.” E Nina Rothe, Huffington Post<\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n

A subtle portrayal of the collision of East and West that occurred in Jordan during World War I, in which a young Bedouin boy is propelled into manhood in the space of a few days. Concerned with themes of survival and revenge, this is a tense and beautifully-filmed debut by English-born Abu Nowar.<\/p>\n

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“It\u2019s rare that a film manages to surprise viewers at every turn, especially for cinephiles who are so well versed in film, but this movie does just that…” William Brownridge, Toronto Film Scene<\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Further reading<\/h4>\n
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  1. Eye for Film<\/a><\/li>\n
  2. Huffington Post<\/a><\/li>\n
  3. Kamel Al-Asmar’s Commentary<\/a><\/li>\n
  4. Slant Magazine<\/a><\/li>\n
  5. Sound on Sight<\/a><\/li>\n
  6. Toronto Film Scene<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Trailer<\/h4>\n