Black Gold
2011 | 130m | English
Popularity: 3 (history)
| Director: | Jean-Jacques Annaud |
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| Writer: | Menno Meyjes, Alain Godard, Hans Ruesch, Jean-Jacques Annaud |
| Staring: |
| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Dec 21, 2011 |
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| Director: | Jean-Jacques Annaud |
| Writer: | Menno Meyjes, Alain Godard, Hans Ruesch, Jean-Jacques Annaud |
| Genres: | Adventure, Drama |
| Keywords | |
| Production Companies | France 2 Cinéma, Quinta Communications, DFI, Carthago Films, Prima TV |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $5,446,000
Budget: $40,000,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Sep 27, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Mark Strong | Sultan Amar |
| Antonio Banderas | Emir Nesib |
| Freida Pinto | Leyla |
| Tahar Rahim | Auda |
| Riz Ahmed | Ali |
| Lotfi Dziri | Sheikh of Bani Sirri |
| Liya Kebede | Aicha |
| Corey Johnson | Thurkettle |
| Akin Gazi | Saleh |
| Ériq Ebouaney | Hassan Dakhil |
| Ramzy Lehner | |
| Taoufik Ayeb | Sergeant Talib |
| Driss Roukhe | Magrouf |
| Hichem Rostom | Nesibi Colonel |
| Jan Uddin | Ibn Idriss |
| Mostafa Gaafar | Khoz Ahmed |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Menno Meyjes | Screenplay |
| Alain Godard | Adaptation |
| Dick Bernstein | Music Editor |
| Jean-Marie Dreujou | Director of Photography |
| Pierre Quefféléan | Production Design |
| Nicolas Becker | Foley |
| Selim Azzazi | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Emma Pucci | Art Direction |
| Sarah Ellis | Costume Design |
| Thierry Poulet | Assistant Art Director |
| Hans Ruesch | Novel |
| Fabienne Guillot | Set Decoration |
| Lilith Bekmezian | Assistant Art Director |
| Céline Pelé | Assistant Costume Designer |
| Jim Henrikson | Music Editor |
| Natasha Gomes de Almeida | Script Supervisor |
| Denis Garnier | First Assistant Camera |
| David Koskas | Still Photographer |
| Absi Anis | Special Effects Coordinator |
| David Gourmaud | Visual Effects Editor |
| Eric Carme | VFX Supervisor |
| Jennie Evans | ADR & Dubbing |
| Capucine Courau | Dialogue Editor |
| Nicolas Fioraso | Foley |
| Julien Perez | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Stéphane Linet | Armorer |
| Susana Gomes | Second Unit Cinematographer |
| Jan Rubens | Steadicam Operator |
| Benoit De Longlee | CG Supervisor |
| Uli Nefzer | Special Effects Supervisor |
| Laurent Ripoll | Visual Effects Editor |
| Virginie Wintrebert | Visual Effects Coordinator |
| Lee Herrick | ADR & Dubbing |
| Vincent Arnardi | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sarah Zaanoun | Assistant Editor |
| Christophe Chabenet | Special Effects Makeup Artist |
| Anita Roth | First Assistant Editor |
| Cédric Denooz | Sound Effects Editor |
| Amélie Grossier | Special Effects Makeup Artist |
| James Horner | Original Music Composer |
| James Logan | Stunts |
| William Washington | Stunts |
| Jean-Jacques Annaud | Adaptation, Director |
| Hervé Schneid | Editor |
| Frédéric Le Louêt | Supervising Sound Effects Editor |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Tarak Ben Ammar | Producer |
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Popularity History
| Year | Month | Avg | Max | Min |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4 | 16 | 22 | 11 |
| 2024 | 5 | 18 | 28 | 11 |
| 2024 | 6 | 14 | 26 | 8 |
| 2024 | 7 | 16 | 26 | 9 |
| 2024 | 8 | 12 | 18 | 6 |
| 2024 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 6 |
| 2024 | 10 | 12 | 23 | 7 |
| 2024 | 11 | 12 | 28 | 6 |
| 2024 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 6 |
| 2025 | 1 | 10 | 17 | 7 |
| 2025 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 3 |
| 2025 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 1 |
| 2025 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| 2025 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
Trending Position
| Year | Month | High | Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 9 | 443 | 628 |