Black Gold (2011)
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.
Director:
Jean-Jacques Annaud
Writer:
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 |
| Editing | Capucine Courau | Dialogue Editor |
| Crew | Stéphane Linet | Armorer |
| Visual Effects | Uli Nefzer | Special Effects Supervisor |
| Sound | Lee Herrick | ADR & Dubbing |
| Writing | Alain Godard | Adaptation |
| Editing | Hervé Schneid | Editor |
| Art | Emma Pucci | Art Direction |
| Crew | Susana Gomes | Second Unit Cinematographer |
| Art | Pierre Quefféléan | Production Design |
| Visual Effects | Virginie Wintrebert | Visual Effects Coordinator |
| Sound | Selim Azzazi | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Camera | Jean-Marie Dreujou | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Julien Perez | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Writing | Jean-Jacques Annaud | Adaptation |
| Art | Lilith Bekmezian | Assistant Art Director |
| Crew | Benoit De Longlee | CG Supervisor |
| Visual Effects | Eric Carme | VFX Supervisor |
| Sound | Jennie Evans | ADR & Dubbing |
| Sound | Nicolas Becker | Foley |
| Camera | David Koskas | Still Photographer |
| Sound | Jim Henrikson | Music Editor |
| Directing | Natasha Gomes de Almeida | Script Supervisor |
| Camera | Denis Garnier | First Assistant Camera |
| Crew | David Gourmaud | Visual Effects Editor |
| Production | Tarak Ben Ammar | Producer |
| Writing | Hans Ruesch | Novel |
| Art | Fabienne Guillot | Set Decoration |
| Sound | Vincent Arnardi | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Frédéric Le Louêt | Supervising Sound Effects Editor |
| Art | Thierry Poulet | Assistant Art Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | Céline Pelé | Assistant Costume Designer |
| Sound | Dick Bernstein | Music Editor |
| Camera | Jan Rubens | Steadicam Operator |
| Crew | Absi Anis | Special Effects Coordinator |
| Crew | Laurent Ripoll | Visual Effects Editor |
| Sound | Nicolas Fioraso | Foley |
| 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 |
