Black Gold (2011)

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On the Arabian Peninsula in the 1930s, two warring leaders come face to face. The victorious Nesib, Emir of Hobeika, lays down his peace terms to rival Amar, Sultan of Salmaah. The two men agree that neither can lay claim to the area of no man’s land between them called The Yellow Belt. In return, Nesib adopts Amar’s two boys Saleeh and Auda as a guarantee against invasion. Twelve years later, Saleeh and Auda have grown into young men. Saleeh, the warrior, itches to escape his gilded cage and return to his father’s land. Auda cares only for books and the pursuit of knowledge. One day, their adopted father Nesib is visited by an American from Texas. He tells the Emir that his land is blessed with oil and promises him riches beyond his wildest imagination. Nesib imagines a realm of infinite possibility, a kingdom with roads, schools and hospitals all paid for by the black gold beneath the barren sand. There is only one problem. The precious oil is located in the Yellow Belt.

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Description

Director

Jean-Jacques Annaud

Writers

Menno Meyjes

Stars

Mark Strong
Sultan Amar

Antonio Banderas
Emir Nesib

Freida Pinto
Leyla

Tahar Rahim
Auda

Riz Ahmed
Ali

Lotfi Dziri
Sheikh of Bani Sirri

Liya Kebede
Aicha

Corey Johnson
Thurkettle

Akin Gazi
Saleh

Eriq Ebouaney
Hassan Dakhil

Others...

Budget

40,000,000.00

Revenue

5,446,000.00

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Production

France 2 Cinéma, Carthago Films S.a.r.l., Quinta Communications, Doha Film Institute, Prima TV

Actor

Mark Strong, Antonio Banderas, Freida Pinto, Tahar Rahim, Riz Ahmed, Lotfi Dziri, Liya Kebede, Corey Johnson, Akin Gazi, Eriq Ebouaney

Creators

Menno Meyjes (Screenplay), James Horner (Original Music Composer), Jean-Jacques Annaud (Director), Alain Godard (Adaptation), Hervé Schneid (Editor), Dick Bernstein (Music Editor), Lee Herrick (ADR & Dubbing), Tarak Ben Ammar (Producer), Nicolas Becker (Foley), Jean-Marie Dreujou (Director of Photography), Pierre Queffelean (Production Design), Vincent Arnardi (Sound Re-Recording Mixer), Julien Perez (Sound Re-Recording Mixer), Fabienne Guillot (Set Decoration), Anita Roth (First Assistant Editor), Amélie Grossier (Makeup Effects), Frédéric Le Louet (Supervising Sound Effects Editor), Christophe Chabenet (Makeup Effects), Stéphane Linet (Armorer), Jan Rubens (Steadicam Operator), David Koskas (Still Photographer), Emma Pucci (Art Direction), Jim Henrikson (Music Editor), Selim Azzazi (Supervising Sound Editor), David Gourmaud (Visual Effects Editor), Jennie Evans (ADR & Dubbing), Capucine Courau (Dialogue Editor), Sarah Ellis (Costume Design), Benoit De Longlee (CG Supervisor), Uli Nefzer (Special Effects Supervisor), Hans Ruesch (Novel), Lilith Bekmezian (Assistant Art Director), Thierry Poulet (Assistant Art Director), Céline Pelé (Assistant Costume Designer), Natasha Gomes de Almeida (Script Supervisor), Susana Gomes (Second Unit Cinematographer), Denis Garnier (First Assistant Camera), Absi Anis (Special Effects Coordinator), Laurent Ripoll (Visual Effects Editor), Eric Carme (VFX Supervisor), Virginie Wintrebert (Visual Effects Coordinator), Nicolas Fioraso (Foley), Cédric Denooz (Sound Effects Editor), Sarah Zaanoun (Assistant Editor)

Alternative titles

Or noir (FR)
Day of the Falcon (US)

Release dates

19.01.2012 (ES)
21.12.2011 (AU)
13.04.2012 (BR)
01.03.2013 (US)
22.12.2011 (IT)
23.12.2011 (FR)
24.02.2012 (IE)
23.02.2012 (NL)
09.02.2012 (DE)