Black Gold
(2011)

Released: 2011-12-21

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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.

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Mark Strong

as Sultan Amar

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Lotfi Dziri

as Sheikh of Bani Sirri

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Ériq Ebouaney

as Hassan Dakhil

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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

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James Horner

Original Music Composer

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Sarah Ellis

Costume Design

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Thierry Poulet

Assistant Art Director

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Céline Pelé

Assistant Costume Designer

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Jan Rubens

Steadicam Operator

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Absi Anis

Special Effects Coordinator

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Lee Herrick

ADR & Dubbing

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Emma Pucci

Art Direction

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Susana Gomes

Second Unit Cinematographer

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Jennie Evans

ADR & Dubbing

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Pierre Quefféléan

Production Design

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Virginie Wintrebert

Visual Effects Coordinator

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Vincent Arnardi

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

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Laurent Ripoll

Visual Effects Editor

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