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Film: “Theeb” (Wolf)
September 19, 20247:00 p.m.
MADRID
Casa Árabe Auditorium (at Calle Alcalá, 62).
7:00 p.m.
5 euros: general tickets at the box office.
4 euros: tickets purchased online, and special discount for the officially unemployed persons, students from the Casa
Árabe Language Center and Youth Card holders, who must show proof of
this status. You may only receive one discount per ticket. Sales in
advance at www.casaarabe.es up to the day of the screening at 12:00 p.m.
Those tickets not sold online will be made available for purchase on
the day of the screening at Casa Árabe’s headquarters, as of one hour
before each screening (payment in cash or by debit/credit card).
Assigned seats with tickets.
Screening in original version with Spanish subtitles (VOSE).
As part of the Jordan Country Focus program, Casa Árabe has organized the screening of this film by director Naji Abu Nowar on Thursday 19 September in Madrid, followed by a discussion with Nuria Cubas, director of the Filmadrid Festival, and Haizam Amirah Fernández, an analyst of the contemporary Arab world. Buy your tickets online now.
“Theeb,” by Naji Abu Nowar (Jordan, 2014, 100 min.).
In the year of 1916. Theeb is living with his brother Hussein in a forgotten corner of the Ottoman Empire. After their father’s death, one day Hussein must accompany an army officer on his way to a water well on the pilgrimage road to Mecca. Theeb decides to chase after Hussein, thus embarking on a journey through the Arabian desert. When he is left alone and is forced to face his potential enemies, he quickly learns the meaning of words like betrayal, responsibility and maturity, while coming to terms with the meaning of the name he was given by his father: Theeb (“Wolf” in Arabic). It is an exciting film nominated for the 88th edition of the Oscar Awards (2015) in the category of Best Foreign Film.
After the screening, a talk will be held with Nuria Cubas, Director of the Filmadrid Film Festival, and Haizam Amirah Fernández, analyst, professor and commentator specialising in the contemporary Arab world. Conducted by Karim Hauser, coordinator of Casa Árabe’s Cultural Programs.
Naji Abu Nowar
Born in Oxford, this British-Jordanian director spent his childhood in Jordan but later returned to England to continue his university studies at King’s College London. His education focused on military affairs, but in 2009 he directed his first short subject film, “Death of a Boxer,” which was presented at the Dubai International Film Festival, as well as others. He eventually filmed “Theeb” (2014), which would become his first feature film thus far. It was selected at several of the best-known festivals, including the Oscar Awards, BAFTA Awards, Toronto and Venice, where he was given the award for Best Director.
Nuria Cubas
Since 2010, Cubas’ video work has formed part of both exhibitions and international film festivals. Since 2014, she has been directing “Pasajes de Cine,” a space for spreading information about film in which which directors like Salomé Lamas, Ramiro Ledo, Virginia García del Pino, Víctor Iriarte and Takashi Makino have taken part. She is a co-founder and co-director of FILMADRID, a film festival for which she scheduled “Theeb” at the first edition.
Haizam Amirah Fernández
Analyst, lecturer and commentator specialising in the contemporary Arab world. He is an associate professor at the Instituto Empresa (IE). He was a senior researcher at the Real Instituto Elcano until May 2024. He has taught at the Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (UAM) and at the universities of Georgetown, Saint Louis, San Pablo-CEU and Barcelona. He has worked at the United Nations (New York) and Human Rights Watch (Washington DC).
Analyst, lecturer and commentator specialising in the contemporary Arab world. He is an associate professor at the Instituto Empresa (IE). He was a senior researcher at the Real Instituto Elcano until May 2024. He has taught at the Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (UAM) and at the universities of Georgetown, Saint Louis, San Pablo-CEU and Barcelona. He has worked at the United Nations (New York) and Human Rights Watch (Washington DC).
