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Thursday, January 14, 2016
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Thursday, January 14, 2016
Jordanian film nominated for foreign film Oscar
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleThe Jordanian film, “Theeb,” is nominated for an Academy Award for Best Foreign Film, the first time that the country’s movie industry has earned such an accolade.
“Theeb” is the WWI-era story of young Bedouin boy who leads a British army officer across the desert in the Hijaz region of what is now Saudi Arabia.
Naji Abu Nowar won the Best Director award for the film at the Venice International Film Festival.
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