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 |
| 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 |