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The Jordanian security services arrested, the day before yesterday, the artist Jasser Eid, the hero of the film “Theeb”, in the district of Wadi Rum, because of a quarrel..
A security source said, according to the “Ammon” news agency, that a number of people have been arrested following a complaint for material damage to someone’s property in the Wadi Rum region..
He added that the case will be referred to justice.
The artist’s father asked the director of public security to release his son, explaining that he had nothing to do with the case.
It is worth mentioning that “Theeb” is a 2014 Jordanian drama and thriller film written and directed by Naji Abu Nowar, and it was nominated for the 2016 Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film..
The film revolves around a Bedouin boy called “Theeb” during World War I at the start of the Great Arab Revolt against the domination of the Ottoman Empire..
The film made a qualitative leap in Jordanian cinema as the first feature film to make what looks like an artistic miracle by directly reaching Oscar nominations, which critics see as a major turning point in Jordanian cinema in particular, including none reached the Oscar. before..
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