Black Gold (2011)
Der Reichtum der Wüste mag sich dem Betrachter nicht gleich erschliessen, was im Charakter des Schatzes liegt, der tief unter der Oberfläche verborgen liegt: Erdöl, das sogenannte schwarze Gold. Um selbiges geht es auch in dem Film Black Gold, der auf der arabischen Halbinsel spielt. Wir befinden uns zu Beginn der 1930er Jahre: Die beiden Anführer Nesib, Emir von Hobeika, und Amar, Sultan von Salmaah, haben nach einer verheerenden Schlacht, die Nesib für sich entscheiden konnte, einen Friedensvertrag ausgehandelt. Dieser sieht vor, dass zwischen den beiden Reichen eine Art Sicherheitszone eingerichtet wird, die keiner betreten darf. Weiterhin muss Amar Nesib seine Söhne Saleeh und Auda als Unterpfand übergeben. Diese wachsen bei Nesib zu jungen Männern heran. Als ausgerechnet in der Sicherheitszone das schwarze Gold entdeckt wird, gerät Auda zum Spielball der beiden Stammesfürsten.
Der Regisseur:
Jean-Jacques Annaud
Der Autor:
Menno Meyjes
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Mark Strong as Sultan Amar |
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Antonio Banderas as Emir Nesib |
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Freida Pinto as Leyla |
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Tahar Rahim as Auda |
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Riz Ahmed as Ali |
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Lotfi Dziri as Sheikh of Bani Sirri |
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Liya Kebede as Aicha |
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Corey Johnson as Thurkettle |
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Akin Gazi as Saleh |
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Ériq Ebouaney as Hassan Dakhil |
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Ramzy Lehner as |
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Taoufik Ayeb as Sergeant Talib |
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Driss Roukhe as Magrouf |
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Hichem Rostom as Nesibi Colonel |
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Jan Uddin as Ibn Idriss |
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Mostafa Gaafar as Khoz Ahmed |
| Writing | Menno Meyjes | Screenplay |
| Directing | Jean-Jacques Annaud | Director |
| Crew | James Logan | Stunts |
| Sound | James Horner | Original Music Composer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Sarah Ellis | Costume Design |
| Art | Thierry Poulet | Assistant Art Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | Céline Pelé | Assistant Costume Designer |
| Camera | Jan Rubens | Steadicam Operator |
| Crew | Absi Anis | Special Effects Coordinator |
| Sound | Lee Herrick | ADR & Dubbing |
| Sound | Jim Henrikson | Music Editor |
| Sound | Nicolas Fioraso | Foley |
| Art | Emma Pucci | Art Direction |
| Crew | Susana Gomes | Second Unit Cinematographer |
| Sound | Jennie Evans | ADR & Dubbing |
| Art | Pierre Quefféléan | Production Design |
| Visual Effects | Virginie Wintrebert | Visual Effects Coordinator |
| Sound | Vincent Arnardi | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Crew | Stéphane Linet | Armorer |
| Crew | Laurent Ripoll | Visual Effects Editor |
| Writing | Hans Ruesch | Novel |
| Camera | Jean-Marie Dreujou | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Denis Garnier | First Assistant Camera |
| Editing | Capucine Courau | Dialogue Editor |
| Production | Tarak Ben Ammar | Producer |
| Camera | David Koskas | Still Photographer |
| Sound | Dick Bernstein | Music Editor |
| Visual Effects | Uli Nefzer | Special Effects Supervisor |
| Crew | David Gourmaud | Visual Effects Editor |
| Visual Effects | Eric Carme | VFX Supervisor |
| Art | Lilith Bekmezian | Assistant Art Director |
| Sound | Nicolas Becker | Foley |
| Art | Fabienne Guillot | Set Decoration |
| Sound | Selim Azzazi | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Sound | Frédéric Le Louêt | Supervising Sound Effects Editor |
| Writing | Jean-Jacques Annaud | Adaptation |
| Directing | Natasha Gomes de Almeida | Script Supervisor |
| Crew | Benoit De Longlee | CG Supervisor |
| Writing | Alain Godard | Adaptation |
| Editing | Hervé Schneid | Editor |
| Sound | Julien Perez | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Editing | Anita Roth | First Assistant Editor |
| Editing | Sarah Zaanoun | Assistant Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Amélie Grossier | Special Effects Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Christophe Chabenet | Special Effects Makeup Artist |
| Sound | Cédric Denooz | Sound Effects Editor |
| Crew | William Washington | Stunts |
| Costume & Make-Up | Virginie Berland | Wigmaker |
| Costume & Make-Up | Virginie Duranteau | Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Nora Miladi | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Dorothée Soual | Wigmaker |
| Production | Xavier Castano | Executive Producer |
| Production | Ahmed Al Attar | Casting |