| Description |
1 videodisc (100 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
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digital optical rda |
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NTSC rda |
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video file DVD video region 1 rda |
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Motion picture |
| System Details |
DVD; Dolby digital 5.1; NTSC all regions; widescreen. |
| Language |
Arabic dialogue; Spanish, English or French subtitles. |
| Cast |
Jacir Eid Al-hwietat, Hussein Salameh Al-sweilhiyeen, Hassan Mutlag Al-maraiyeh. |
| Summary |
1916. While war rages in the Ottoman Empire, Hussein raises his younger brother Theeb in a traditional Bedouin community that is isolated by the vast, unforgiving desert. The brothers2 quiet existence is suddenly interrupted when a British Army officer and his guide ask Hussein to escort them to a water well located along the old pilgrimage route to Mecca. So as not to dishonor his recently deceased father, Hussein agrees to lead them on the long and treacherous journey. |
| Credits |
Director, Naji Abu Nowar. |
| Subject |
Bedouins -- Saudi Arabia -- Hejaz -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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World War, 1914-1918 -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Teenage boys -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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| Genre |
Foregin films, Arabic.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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Feature films.
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Action and adventure films.
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Thrillers (Motion pictures)
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Fiction films.
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DVD-video discs.
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| Added Author |
Abu Nowar, Naji, 1981- film director.
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ʻĪd, Jāsir, actor.
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Salāmah, Ḥusayn (Actor), actor.
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Al-Maraiyeh, Hassan Mutlag, actor.
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Film Movement (Firm), publisher.
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| Standard No. |
857692005444 |
| Music No. |
FM005444 Film Movement |
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