Black Gold (2011)
Overview
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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Additional Info
| Budget | $40,000,000.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $5,446,000.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 1.0 |
Directed By
Jean-Jacques Annaud
Crew
Jean-Jacques Annaud
Menno Meyjes
James Logan
James Horner
Jean-Jacques Annaud
Alain Godard
Hans Ruesch
Tarak Ben Ammar
Jean-Marie Dreujou
Hervé Schneid
Pierre Quefféléan
Emma Pucci
Fabienne Guillot
Sarah Ellis
Lilith Bekmezian
Thierry Poulet
Céline Pelé
Dick Bernstein
Jim Henrikson
Stéphane Linet
Natasha Gomes de Almeida
Susana Gomes
Denis Garnier
Jan Rubens
David Koskas
Benoit De Longlee
Absi Anis
Uli Nefzer
David Gourmaud
Laurent Ripoll
Eric Carme
Virginie Wintrebert
Jennie Evans
Lee Herrick
Capucine Courau
Nicolas Becker
Nicolas Fioraso
Vincent Arnardi
Julien Perez
Selim Azzazi
Frédéric Le Louet
Sarah Zaanoun
Anita Roth
Amélie Grossier
Christophe Chabenet
Cédric Denooz
William Washington
TOP CAST
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
Ériq Ebouaney
Hassan Dakhil
Taoufik Ayeb
Sergeant Talib
Driss Roukhe
Magrouf
Hichem Rostom
Nesibi Colonel
Jan Uddin
Ibn Idriss
Mostafa Gaafar
Khoz Ahmed