Day of the Falcon (2011)
Black Gold (original title)Reference View | Change View
- R
- 2h 10min
- Action, Drama
- 01 Feb 2013 (USA)
- Movie
Set in the 1930s Arab states at the dawn of the oil boom, the story centers on a young Arab prince torn between allegiance to his conservative father and his modern, liberal father-in-law.
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Cast
| Tahar Rahim | ... |
Prince Auda
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| Antonio Banderas | ... |
Emir Nesib
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| Mark Strong | ... |
Sultan Amar
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| Freida Pinto | ... |
Princess Leyla
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| Riz Ahmed | ... |
Ali
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| Liya Kebede | ... |
Aicha
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| Corey Johnson | ... |
Thurkettle
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| Akin Gazi | ... |
Saleh
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| Eriq Ebouaney | ... |
Hassan Dakhil
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| Lotfi Dziri | ... |
Sheikh Beni Sirri
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| Jan Uddin | ... |
Ibn Idriss
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| Hichem Rostom | ... |
Nesibi Colonel
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Taoufik Ayeb | ... |
Sergeant Talib
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Mostafa Gaafar | ... |
Khoz Ahmed
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Driss Roukhe | ... |
Magrouf
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Ali Bennor | ... |
Doctor of Law
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Raouf Ben Amor | ... |
His Majesty's Theologian
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Jamil Joudi | ... |
Theologian with Thick Glasses
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Ramsi Lehner | ... |
Fadlallah
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Mohamed Ali Nahdi | ... |
Young Doctor
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Walid Nahdi | ... |
Tariq
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Med Kouka | ... |
Sheikh Al Talebyn
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Mahmoud Larnaout | ... |
Sheikh Bani Sadr
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Fethi Akkari | ... |
Sheikh Bani Khalid / Venerable Theologian
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| Adriano Giannini | ... |
Pilot
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Abdelmajid Lakhal | ... |
Old Imam
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Mohamed Sassi Ghorbali | ... |
Al Gloui
(as Mohammed Sassi Ghorbali)
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Tayeb Oueslati | ... |
Taunting Theologian
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Ziad Ghaoui | ... |
Shortlegged Theologian
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Abdellatif Kheireddine | ... |
Lisping Theologian
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Kaoutar Boudarraja | ... |
Harem Woman 1
(as Kaouther Boudarraja)
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Rania Gabsi | ... |
Harem Woman 2
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Abdellatif Bouallegue | ... |
Bedouin Tracker 1
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| Helmi Dridi | ... |
Young Theologian
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Dalila Meftahi | ... |
Lady in Waiting
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Mourad Bennefla | ... |
Khoz Ahmed's Companion 1
(as Mourad Ben Nefla)
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| Jamal Awar | ... |
Ahmed's Companion 2
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Saifeddine Louati | ... |
Khoz Ahmed's Companion 3
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Med Sayari | ... |
Saleh's Guard 1
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Bechir Salhi | ... |
Saleh's Guard 2
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Abderrazek Abdessalem | ... |
Askari Guard
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| Amar Adatia | ... |
Mustapha
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Faycal Albaker | ... |
Pigeon Handler 1
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| Mohammed Alibrahim | ... |
Pigeon Guard II
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Mondher Aouidet | ... |
Bani Sadr Hostage
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Sarah Aoussaji | ... |
Leyla 11 years
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Chedly Arfaoui | ... |
Barbier
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Salah Azadou | ... |
Beni Sirri Warrior
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Mohamed Hedi Bahri | ... |
Litigant 1
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Maram Ben Aziza |
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Selim Ben Chaâbane | ... |
Auda 8 years
(as Selim Ben Chaabane)
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Kamel Bouazizi | ... |
Beni Sirri Messenger
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Kamel Bouazizi | ... |
Beni Sirri 2
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Sofiène Chaâri | ... |
Occidental Sheikh
(as Sofian Chaari)
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Pamela Djambou | ... |
Bani Khaled Slave
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Camel Driver | ... |
Abderzak El Moustaghit
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Yassine Ebdelli | ... |
Bani Hah Hostage
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Tahar Fattah | ... |
Beni Sirri ADC
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| Mohamed Grayaâ | ... |
Auda's Driver
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Tarick Hadouch | ... |
Aide de Camp Colonel
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| Ahmed Hafiene | ... |
Envoy
(as Ahmed Hefiane)
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George Julius Williams | ... |
Camel rider
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Ahmed Kahouech | ... |
Auda 12 years
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Arbi Khemiri | ... |
Farmer
(as Arbi Khmiri)
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Saad Ksiksi | ... |
Al Talebyn Hostage
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Stephane Linet | ... |
Nesibi Machine Gunner
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Hammadi Maaroufi | ... |
Auda's Guard
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Skander Mkaddem | ... |
Saleh 12 years
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Medhi Naji | ... |
Bedouin Tracker 2
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Adel Rabah | ... |
Huissier
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Arij Riahi | ... |
Leyla 7 years
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Hatem Ben Soltana | ... |
Pigeon House Caretaker
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Moncef Souissi | ... |
Nesibi General
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Myriam Toure | ... |
Aniza Slave
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Salah Zemzemi | ... |
Askari Breeder
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Abdelasselem Zorgani | ... |
Aniza Breeder
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| Ghanem Zrelli | ... |
Zamiri Gunman
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Directed by
| Jean-Jacques Annaud | ||
Written by
| Menno Meyjes | ... | (screenplay) |
| Jean-Jacques Annaud | ... | (adaptation) & |
| Alain Godard | ... | (adaptation) |
| Hans Ruesch | ... | (novel "Arab") |
Produced by
| Tarak Ben Ammar | ... | producer |
| Naoufel Ben Youssef | ... | line producer |
| Xavier Castano | ... | executive producer |
Music by
| James Horner | ||
Cinematography by
| Jean-Marie Dreujou | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
| Hervé Schneid | ||
Editorial Department
| Maryam Al-Sahli | ... | assistant editor: Behind The Scenes Documentary |
| Christophe Belena | ... | post production coordinator |
| Fabrice Blin | ... | colorist: dailies |
| Arnaud Caréo | ... | on-line editor |
| Jean-Baptiste Combette | ... | digital dailies |
| Céline Kélépikis | ... | additional editor |
| Matthieu Monteux | ... | video mastering |
| Fabien Pascal | ... | film colorist |
| Anita Roth | ... | first assistant editor |
| Charlotte Soyez | ... | assistant editor |
| Sarah Zaanoun | ... | assistant editor |
Casting By
| Ahmed El Attar | ||
| Nevine El Ibiary | ||
Production Design by
| Pierre Queffelean | ||
Art Direction by
| Khaled Joulak | ... | (art direction) |
| Emma Pucci | ||
Set Decoration by
| Fabienne Guillot | ||
Costume Design by
| Sarah Ellis | ||
Makeup Department
| Virginie Berland | ... | facial hair maker |
| Christophe Chabenet | ... | special makeup effects artist |
| Virginie Duranteau | ... | key hair stylist |
| Amelie Grossier | ... | special makeup effects artist |
| Dorothée Soual | ... | wig maker |
Production Management
| Varujan Gumusel | ... | post-production manager |
| François Pulliat | ... | unit manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Moez Ben Hassen | ... | first assistant director |
| Mathilde Cavillan | ... | first assistant director: pre-production |
| Yann Cuinet | ... | first assistant director |
| Bedis Khaldi | ... | second assistant director |
| Kais Maik | ... | second assistant director |
| Med Ali Mihoub | ... | second assistant director |
| Lassaad Oueslati | ... | second assistant director (as Lassad Oueslati) |
| Marie Rolindes | ... | second assistant director |
Art Department
| Lilith Bekmezian | ... | assistant art director |
| Abbes Ben Dhifallah | ... | assistant art director / graphic designer |
| Frederic Perrin Fredleew | ... | concept artist |
| Thierry Poulet | ... | assistant art director |
| Ben Spectre | ... | assistant art director / concept artist / graphic designer |
Sound Department
| Vincent Arnardi | ... | re-recording mixer |
| Selim Azzazi | ... | supervising sound editor |
| Nicolas Becker | ... | foley artist / sound effects recordist |
| Capucine Courau | ... | dialogue editor |
| Cedric Denooz | ... | sound effects editor |
| Jennie Evans | ... | adr supervisor |
| Nicolas Fioraso | ... | foley artist |
| Peter Gleaves | ... | adr mixer (uncredited) |
| Lee Herrick | ... | supervising adr editor |
| Adam Horley | ... | adr recordist |
| Rob Humpage | ... | adr assistant |
| Frédéric Le Louêt | ... | supervising sound effects editor (as Frédéric Le Louet) |
| Zied Mokaddem | ... | additional sound |
| Julien Perez | ... | re-recording mixer |
| Milos Stojanovic | ... | assistant adr editor |
| Karim Toukabri | ... | post-production sound |
| Bastian Gerner | ... | adr assistant editor (uncredited) |
Special Effects by
| Anis Absi | ... | special effects coordinator (as Absi Anis) |
| Herbert Blank | ... | special effects |
| Wolfgang Higler | ... | special effects |
| Pascal Molina | ... | special effects animatronics supervisor |
| Uli Nefzer | ... | special effects supervisor |
| Michael Rudnik | ... | special effects technician |
| Jens Schmiedel | ... | special effects foreman |
| José Manuel Soldevilla | ... | post-production coordinator |
| Thomas Thiele | ... | special effects technician |
Visual Effects by
| Etienne Allard | ... | digital compositor |
| Damien Bataille | ... | visual effects |
| Alain Bignet | ... | lead compositor |
| Cyrille Bonjean | ... | digital compositor |
| Lucie Bories | ... | lead compositor |
| Thibaut Breton | ... | visual effects artist |
| Emilien Breuillier | ... | visual effects (as Breuillier Emilien) |
| Eric Carme | ... | fx supervisor |
| Guillaume Carniato | ... | digital compositor |
| Anthony Charbonnier | ... | digital compositor |
| Benoit De Longlee | ... | cg supervisor |
| Thierry Delobel | ... | visual effects director |
| Ludivine Ducrocq | ... | production administration |
| Frederic Perrin Fredleew | ... | lead matte painter |
| Johann Frizon | ... | digital compositor |
| Philippe Frère | ... | senior digital compositor |
| Dorian Février | ... | visual effects |
| David Gourmaud | ... | visual effects editor |
| Aurélien Grand | ... | retouch and restoration |
| Jeremy Guetta | ... | scanner operator |
| Mathieu Gérard | ... | digital effects technical director |
| Lubomir Jezo | ... | digital compositor |
| Marek Jezo | ... | digital compositor |
| Aurelie Lajoux | ... | compositing supervisor |
| Charlotte Larive | ... | digital compositor |
| Julien Lasson | ... | digital compositor |
| Mathieu Legros | ... | digital compositor |
| Jean Philippe Martins | ... | CG cloth artist |
| Julien Martins | ... | digital compositor |
| Jean-Francois Michelas | ... | digital compositor |
| Selim Mondzie | ... | visual effects artist |
| Fredrik Monteil | ... | digital compositor |
| Fabienne Mouillac | ... | digital compositor |
| Kevin Pacini | ... | visual effects editor |
| François Pellae | ... | credits designer |
| Elisa Pretta | ... | digital compositor |
| Alrik Prevel | ... | digital compositor |
| Simon-Pierre Puech | ... | digital compositor |
| Florence Putzola | ... | visual effects artist (as Putzola Florence) |
| Sebastien Rame | ... | digital compositor |
| Laurent Ripoll | ... | visual effects editor |
| Aurore Rousset | ... | visual effects artist |
| Abhishek Saikia | ... | title designer: main and end title sequence |
| David Sanchez | ... | digital compositor |
| Ken Shimizu | ... | visual effects |
| Niranjan Siva | ... | digital compositor |
| Olivier Tournayre | ... | digital compositor |
| Virginie Wintrebert | ... | visual effects coordinator |
| Charles Zoller | ... | digital compositor |
| Veronique Zylberfain | ... | digital matte painter |
Stunts
| Lasfer Abdelghni | ... | stunt performer |
| Taieb Ajedig | ... | stunt performer |
| Abdelkebir Al Hayaj | ... | stunt performer |
| Faycal Attougui | ... | assistant stunt coordinator |
| Mohamed Attougui | ... | stunt performer |
| Joseph Beddelem | ... | stunt performer |
| Hami Belal | ... | stunt double: Tahar Rahim |
| Tarik Belmekki | ... | stunt performer : stunts |
| Tarik Belmeta | ... | stunt performer |
| Youssef El Hibaqui | ... | stunt performer |
| Benoît Fabre | ... | stunt performer |
| Noureddine Hajoujou | ... | stunt performer (as Noureddine Haijjoujou) |
| Othman Ilyassa | ... | stunts |
| Gérard Lesage | ... | stunt performer |
| Philippe Losson | ... | stunt performer |
| Belal Mohamed | ... | stunt performer |
| Abderrazak El Moustaghit | ... | stunt performer |
| Francois Poirier | ... | stunt performer |
| Cedric Proust | ... | stunt coordinator |
| Matthew Simmons | ... | stunts |
| Mustapha Touki | ... | stunt performer / stunts |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Stefano Biscaro | ... | technocrane technician |
| Arthur Chassaing | ... | second assistant camera |
| Denis Garnier | ... | first assistant camera |
| Susana Gomes | ... | director of photography: second unit / first assistant camera |
| Siwar Hessine | ... | assistant camera |
| David Koskas | ... | still photographer |
| Amine Messadi | ... | assistant camera |
| XD motion | ... | aerial camera systems |
| Hatem Nechi | ... | making of |
| Jan Rubens | ... | camera operator / steadicam operator |
| James Swanson | ... | aerial cinematographer |
| Hassen Tayaa | ... | assistant camera |
Casting Department
| Brendan Donnison | ... | voice casting |
| Ashiq Khan | ... | extras casting: Qatar |
| Hedi Triki | ... | extras casting assistant |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Elisabeth Martirena | ... | break down artist |
| Céline Pelé | ... | assistant costume designer |
Location Management
| Faysal Methamem | ... | location manager |
| Clément Tréhin-Lalanne | ... | assistant location manager |
Music Department
| Fahad Al-Kubaisi | ... | musician: additional vocal solos |
| Dick Bernstein | ... | music editor |
| Mark Berrow | ... | musician: violin |
| Bob Bornstein | ... | music preparation |
| Simon Franglen | ... | music arranger |
| Vic Fraser | ... | music preparation |
| Jim Henrikson | ... | music editor |
| James Horner | ... | musician: piano solos / orchestrator |
| Lewis Jones | ... | pro tools recordist |
| Randy Kerber | ... | orchestrator |
| J.A.C. Redford | ... | orchestrator |
| Simon Rhodes | ... | music recordist / music scoring mixer |
| Dhaffer Youssef | ... | musician: oud, vocal solos (as Dhafer Youssef) |
| Rachel Bolt | ... | musician: viola (uncredited) |
| Edouard Dubois | ... | music consultant (uncredited) |
| Steve Mair | ... | musician: double bass (uncredited) |
| Paul Pritchard | ... | assistant scoring engineer (uncredited) |
| Allen Walley | ... | musician: double bass (uncredited) |
| Bruce White | ... | musician: viola (uncredited) |
| Jonathan Williams | ... | musician: cello (uncredited) |
Script and Continuity Department
| Natasha Gomes de Almeida | ... | continuity and script supervisor |
Additional Crew
| Hana Alhirsi-Evans | ... | operations manager: UK |
| Dominique Bandet | ... | production coordinator |
| Tanya Blumstein | ... | dialogue coach: Tahar Rahim |
| Jean-Jacques Boulben | ... | administrator |
| Maguy R. Cohen | ... | assistant: actor (as Maguy J.B. Cohen) |
| Essam Edriss | ... | language consultant |
| Stéphane Linet | ... | armorer |
| Ahmed Maham | ... | production staff (as Ahmed Elmokhtar) |
| Lauren Mekhael | ... | production financing |
| Tusilya Muthukumar | ... | production assistant |
| Joel Proust | ... | horse master |
| Rachid Sabitri | ... | adr loop group |
| Christian Skibinski | ... | online promotion: Germany (uncredited) |
Production Companies
- Quinta Communications (co-production)
- Prima TV (co-production)
- Carthago Films S.a.r.l. (co-production)
- France 2 Cinéma (co-production)
- Doha Film Institute (in association with)
Distributors
- Benelux Film Distributors (2012) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
- Eagle Pictures (2011) (Italy) (theatrical)
- Shaw Organisation (2012) (Singapore) (theatrical)
- Universal Pictures International (UPI) (2012) (Germany) (theatrical)
- Universal Pictures International (UPI) (2012) (Spain) (theatrical)
- Warner Bros. (2011) (France) (theatrical)
- Warner Bros. (2012) (Argentina) (theatrical)
- Warner Bros. (2012) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Benelux Film Distributors (BFD) Home Entertainment (2012) (Netherlands) (Blu-ray)
- Benelux Film Distributors (BFD) Home Entertainment (2012) (Netherlands) (DVD)
- Dark Light Media (2011) (China)
- Eagle Entertainment (2013) (Australia) (DVD)
- Film1 (2013) (Netherlands) (tv) (limited)
- Hollydan Works (2011) (Serbia)
- IPA Asia Pacific (2012) (Thailand)
- Image Entertainment (2013) (United States)
- Paramount Channel (2022) (France) (tv)
- Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (2012) (Germany) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
- Universal Pictures Spain (2012) (Spain) (Blu-ray)
- Universal Pictures Spain (2012) (Spain) (DVD)
- Warner Home Video (2012) (United Kingdom) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
- Warner Home Vidéo (2012) (France) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
- West Video (2012) (Russia) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Cinésyl (grip and lighting equipment)
- Filmtools (expendables)
- Goldcrest Post Production London (sound post-production)
- Intelligent Media (international monitoring agency)
- Katrina Wan PR (film publicist)
- Varèse Sarabande (soundtrack)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
In early-20th-century Arabia, Emir Nesib of Hobeika defeats Sultan Amar of Salma after years of war between their tribes and they make a peace treaty that creates "The Yellow Belt," a large no-man's-land that would separate their lands and would belong to neither of them. Further, Nesib demands that Amar's sons, Saleh and Auda, be raise with his children, Tarik and Leyla, in Hobeika as a guarantee of their agreement. 15 years later, representatives of the Texas Oil find oil in the Yellow Belt and the modern and liberal Emir Nesib sees the opportunity to improve and modernize the life of his tribe, building hospitals and schools, and the American Company begins the exploitation of the oil field, violating the peace pact. Nasib sends a representative to make an agreement with the fundamentalist Sultan Amar, but he rejects the offer. Saleh decides to travel to Salma to talk to his father and kills his two companions, but he is captured and murdered by Tarik. Prince Auda and Princess Leyla, who have been in love with each other since childhood, get married with the full permission of Nesib. Auda travels to Salma expecting to convince his father to associate to Nesib, but the conservative Amar rejects the proposal and decides to fight against Nesib. Now, Prince Auda shall decide on which side he will fight. Written by Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
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Box Office
| Budget | EUR40,000,000 (estimated) |
Did You Know?
| Trivia | The film was shot in Tunisia and Qatar. The battle scenes were shot in the deserts of Qatar and took over four weeks to shoot. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in Black Gold (2012). See more » |
| Soundtracks | I'm Sitting On The Top of The World See more » |
| Quotes |
Prince Auda:
God hates the things we do in His name. He hates that. See more » |