Il principe del deserto (2011)
Inizio del ventesimo secolo - Arabia. Sotto il sole spietato del deserto, due sultani si incontrano faccia a faccia. Tutto attorno, sul campo di battaglia, i corpi dei loro combattenti. Il vincitore Nesib, emiro di Hobeika (Antonio Banderas), detta le condizioni di pace al suo rivale Amar, sultano di Salmaah (Mark Strong). Nessuno potrà mai più reclamare i diritti della cosiddetta terra di nessuno, denominata "La Striscia Gialla". Secondo il costume tribale Nesib "tiene in ostaggio", adottandoli, i due figli maschi di Amar, Saleeh (Akin Gazi) e Auda (Tahar Rahim) a garanzia del trattato. Diversi anni dopo: Saleeh è un guerriero ansioso di fuggire dalla gabbia dorata e tornare nella terra del padre, mentre ad Auda interessano solo i libri e la ricerca della conoscenza. Un giorno il padre adottivo, Nesib, riceve la visita di un petroliere texano (Corey Johnson), che lo informa: il suo territorio è benedetto dal petrolio. Nesib sogna già un regno con strade, ma c'è un problema...
Direttore:
Jean-Jacques Annaud
Scrittore:
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 |