The film premiered in the Horizons section at the 71st Venice International Film Festival on 4 September 2014 , where Abu Nowar won the award for Best Director . It was nominated for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 88th Academy Awards , making it the first Jordanian nomination ever . At the 69th British Academy Film Awards , '' Theeb '' was nominated for Best Film Not in the English Language , where Naji Abu Nowar and Rupert Lloyd won the Outstanding Debut by a British Writer , Director or Producer
88th Academy Awards
88th Academy Awards
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