Day of the Falcon (II) (2011)
"Black Gold" (original title)

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 modern, liberal father-in-law.

Director:

Jean-Jacques Annaud

Writers:

Menno Meyjes (screenplay), Jean-Jacques Annaud (adaptation),

Stars:

Antonio Banderas, Mark Strong, Freida Pinto

1 nomination.

Cast

Credited cast:
Antonio Banderas	...	Emir Nesib
Mark Strong	...	Sultan Amar
Freida Pinto	...	Princess Leyla
Riz Ahmed	...	Ali
Tahar Rahim	...	Prince Auda
Liya Kebede	...	Aicha
Corey Johnson	...	Thurkettle
Adriano Giannini	...	Pilote
Eriq Ebouaney	...	Hassan Dakhil
Akin Gazi	...	Saleeh
Lotfi Dziri	...	Sheikh of Bani Sirri
Jan Uddin	...	Ibn Idriss
Mostafa Gaafar	...	Khoz Ahmed
Jamal Awar	...	Companion Khoz Ahmed
Driss Roukhe	...	Magroof

Storyline

In the beginning of the Twentieth Century, in Arabia, Emir Nesib of Hobeika defeats Sultan Amar of Salma after years of war between their tribes and they make a peace treaty creating "The Yellow Belt", a large no man's land that would separate their lands and would not belong to neither of them. Further, Nesib demands the sons of Amar, Saleh and Auda, to be raised together with his children Tarik and Leyla by him in Hobeika as a guarantee of their agreement. Fifteen 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 does not accept the offer. Saleh decides to travel to Salma to talk to his father and kills his two companions, but he is ...

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Plot Keywords:

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Genres:

Adventure | Drama

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for violence

Details

Official Sites:

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Country:

France Italy Qatar Tunisia

Language:

English

Release Date:

23 November 2011 (France)

Also Known As:

Day of the Falcon

Filming Locations:

Empire Studios, Latrach, Tunisia

Box Office

Budget:

€40,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Quinta Communications, Prima TV, Carthago Films S.a.r.l.

Technical Specs

Runtime:

130 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital Datasat

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Filming took place in Tunisia during the Jasmine Revolution that led to the overthrow of President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali. Filming finished on-schedule and on-budget with no interference.

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Quotes

Prince Auda: God hates the things we do in His name. He hates that.

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Connections

Featured in Bad Movie Beatdown: Review of 2012 (2013)

User Reviews

I am not a fan of this genre but if you are I'm am sure you will love this. To me it was just a little boring. I say B-

"I'll be richer then the King of England." After years of war Emir Nesib (Banderas) defeats Sultan Amar (Strong). They form a treaty saying that the desert strip that separated them will be a no man's land belonging to no one and as a guarantee Nesib takes Amar's two sons to raise them as his own. When a Texas oil man shows up and promises Nesib riches beyond his dreams he jumps at the chance but Amar does not agree. When Nesib sons one of Amar's sons to make a treaty it is not taken well and the son must now pick sides with his father or stay with the woman he loves. I will again open with a disclaimer...this is not my kind of movie. The acting is OK and the movie itself is not bad but to me movies like this are just a little too long and drawn out to really get into. If you are a fan of movies like Lawrence Of Arabia and stuff like that you will probably really enjoy this. To me it was OK but kind of boring, but again this isn't my kind of movie. Overall, if you are a fan of this genre you will most likely really enjoy this. I give it a B-.