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