Watermelon Pictures

Amid the Arab Revolt against Ottoman rule in World War I, a young Bedouin joins his brother to guide a British officer across the desert in a coming-of-age adventure.

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2014

directed by

Naji Abu Nowar

starring

Jacir Eid Al-Hwietat

Hussein Salameh Al-Sweilhiyeen

Hassan MutlagAl-Maraiyeh

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2016 BAFTA Film Award

Best Film Not in the English Language – BAFTA Awards

2014 Venice Horizons Award

Best Director – Venice Film Festival

2014 Jury Prize for Best Cinematography and Artistic Direction

Cairo International Film Festival

2014 Best Directorial Debut

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2014 FIPRESCI Prize – Best Narrative Film

Abu Dhabi Film Festival

2014 Best Film from the Arab World

Abu Dhabi Film Festival – New Horizons Competition

2015 Jordan Alexander Ressler Screenwriting Award

Miami Film Festiva

2015 Audience Award

Best Script – FEST International Film Festival

2015 Forward Future Award

Best Picture by a New Director – Beijing International Film Festival

2015 Belgrade Victor

Best Film – FEST International Film Festival

2015 Audience Award

Foreign Film – Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival

2016 Oscar

Best Foreign Language Film of the Year – Academy Awards

2016 BAFTA Film Award

Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer

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