Black Gold (2011)
Genre: Drama / Adventure
Duration: 130 minuten
Alternative titles: Or Noir / Day of the Falcon
Country:
France / Italy / Qatar / Tunisia
Directed by: Jean-Jacques Annaud
Stars: Antonio Banderas, Mark Strong and Freida Pinto
IMDb score:
6,6 (13.139)
Releasedate: 21 December 2011
Black Gold plot
Arabia in the 1930s. The time of a discovery that will change the whole world; the black gold, oil. The young Arab prince Auda (Tahar Rahim) who is married to the beautiful Leyla (Freida Pinto) finds himself embroiled in a battle between two rival Emirs. One is his conservative father Amar (Mark Strong) and the other his modern liberal father-in-law Nesib (Antonio Banderas). The pact between the Emirs over the no man's land 'The Golden Belt' is violated after Nesib uses the land for oil exploitation for an American company. Auda is faced with a choice in which he must choose between his origin and future.
Actors and actresses
Sultan Amar
Emir Nesib
Leyla
Auda
Ali
Sheikh of Bani Sirri
Aicha
Thurkettle
Saleh
Hassan Dakhil
Reviews & comments
frolunda
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- 1115 messages
- 4602 votes
Reasonable film that lacks some depth, good role by Strong, some strong moments and the beautiful images make it all just worth it. Nice but Annaud has done better work.
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boozebelly
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- 1428 messages
- 1918 votes
Decent Arab film.
I sometimes thought Antonio Banderas' acting was a bit too exaggerated, every now and then some lame humor is thrown in that doesn't fit in at all and the ending tended a bit too much towards sweetness because of that pregnant thing.
On the other hand, the story is quite captivating, the battles are beautifully done and the visuals are fine.
3.0*
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mrklm
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- 11629 messages
- 10041 votes
Texan Oil's interest in shale oil in the desert (the so-called "yellow belt") of Saudi Arabia leads Emir Nesib [Antonio Banderas] to decide to have a 15-year truce with Sultan Amar [Mark Strong] declared invalid. Nesib's hunger for big money from the American oil industry inevitably leads to a revival of the tribal warfare of the past. A key role is reserved for Auda [Tahar Rahim], Amar's eldest son, who was raised by Nesib. Although he is above all a bookworm, Amar must try to unite the tribes against the common enemy: the imperialist Americans. Failed attempt at a mix of Lawrence Of Arabia and Lion Of The Desert with neat camerawork by Jean-Marie Drejou, a screenplay by Oscar winner Menno Meyes (The Color Purple) and a score by James Horner, but despite a few scenes with hundreds of extras this hardly distinguishes itself from a B-movie. Despite the cardboard characters and the soap-like plot it is a nice example of pro-Arab propaganda.
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