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Black Gold is a french film of genre Drama directed by Jean-Jacques Annaud released in USA on 1 march 2013 with Tahar Rahim
Black Gold (2011)
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Add to a movie listDay of the Falcon (also known as Black Gold and Or noir) is a 2011 drama film, based on Hans Ruesch's 1957 novel South of the Heart: A Novel of Modern Arabia (also known as The Great Thirst and The Arab), directed by Jean-Jacques Annaud. It was produced by Tarak Ben Ammar and co-produced by Doha Film Institute, Qatar. The film stars Akin Gazi, Antonio Banderas, Freida Pinto, Mark Strong, Riz Ahmed and Tahar Rahim.
The film had a budget of US$55 million, making it one of the most expensive films backed by an Arab about an Arab subject.
Synopsis
In the early 20th century, Emir Nesib (Antonio Banderas), Sultan of Hobeika, and Sultan Amar (Mark Strong) of Salmaah have been in a border war over a vast barren strip they call "The Yellow Belt". When Nesib wins he forces Amar to agree to a peace pact: the Yellow Belt will belong to neither, becoming a no-mans-land between their territories, and Emir Nesib will take Sultan Amar's sons, Saleh and Auda, as hostages. Amar reluctantly agrees, knowing the hostages are a sacred trust which binds Nesib as well. They both swear to the pact before God. Nesib promises to rear Amar's sons with his own children, Tariq and Leyla.Actors
Tahar Rahim
(Auda)
Mark Strong
(Sultan Amar)
Antonio Banderas
(Emir Nesib)
Freida Pinto
(Leyla)
Riz Ahmed
(Ali)
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