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...

Profiles a sheep-raising family in an impoverished Algerian community. Sixteen-year-old Habib attempts to turn his prize-winning ram into a fighting champion, while his uncle Samir's greatest hope is to raise enough money from the sale of sheep to make ends meet.