Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time (2010)

A young fugitive prince and princess must stop a villain who unknowingly threatens to destroy the world with a special dagger that enables the magic sand inside to reverse time.

Director:

Mike Newell

Writers:

Boaz Yakin (screenplay), Doug Miro (screenplay)

Stars:

Jake Gyllenhaal, Gemma Arterton, Ben Kingsley

1 win & 11 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Jake Gyllenhaal	...	Dastan
Gemma Arterton	...	Tamina
Ben Kingsley	...	Nizam
Alfred Molina	...	Sheik Amar
Steve Toussaint	...	Seso
Toby Kebbell	...	Garsiv
Richard Coyle	...	Tus
Ronald Pickup	...	King Sharaman
Reece Ritchie	...	Bis
Gísli Örn Garðarsson	...	Hassansin Leader
Claudio Pacifico	...	Hassansin Porcupine
Thomas DuPont	...	Hassansin Whip Man
Dave Pope	...	Hassansin Giant Scimitar
Domonkos Pardanyi	...	Hassansin Double-Bladed Halberd
Massimiliano Ubaldi	...	Hassansin Long Razor (as Massimilano Ubaldi)

Storyline

Set in the mystical lands of Persia, a rogue prince and a mysterious princess race against dark forces to safeguard an ancient dagger capable of releasing the Sands of Time -- a gift from the gods that can reverse time and allow its possessor to rule the world.

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Plot Keywords:

persia | alamut | dagger | prince | sand | 

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Taglines:

Defy the Future

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Fantasy

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for intense sequences of violence and action

Did You Know?

Trivia

In this movie, characters are prominently seen handling apples and pomegranates. Pomegranates were considered the "original" apples, and were symbols of strength to the Persian armies.

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Goofs

When Dastan is on the run from the Persian soldiers in Avrat, he jumps down into a building and onto a railing. When he pulls himself up over the rail, as he plants his feet on the floor, you can see where the leather flaps of his "boots" stop and show his athletic shoes underneath.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Tus: [voiceover] Long ago in a land far away, there once rose an empire that stretched from the steppes of China to the shores of the Mediterranean. That empire was Persia. Fierce in battle, wise in victory. Where the Persian sword went, order followed. The Persian king, Sharaman, ruled with his brother, Nizam, upon the principles of loyalty and brotherhood.

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Connections

Referenced in Bum Reviews: Prince of Persia (2010)

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Soundtracks

Whirling
Written and Performed by Azam Ali and Ramin Torkian (as Loga Ramin Torkian)

User Reviews

Better than expected

My friend dragged me to this movie, I am usually picky and wouldn't have seen this on my own but there I was in the theater on my friends insistence watching Prince of Persia. Surprisingly it was pretty good for a summer movie meant to entertain. I was never a fan of the main actor in this movie, but he was good in the role as the Prince of Persia who was not royal born.

There are lots of jumping and sequences that remind of video games where you have to do fancy acrobatics to get to the next point, and good action scenes in the movie. It kind of reminded me of "The Mummy", but of course wasn't as good, but did have a similar vibe going on.

The computer generated backgrounds were excellent and showed exotic fantasy architecture of middle eastern flavor and normally I would hate that a lot of the movie had computer graphics as backgrounds but this was done so well I have to make an exception.

For other picky movie goers like me I can give you a recommendation for this movie, it is a fun lightweight summer movie and you will have a good time watching it.

Details

Official Sites:

Disney [United States] Official Facebook

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

28 May 2010 (USA)

Also Known As:

Prince of Persia

Filming Locations:

Tameslouht, Marrakech, Morocco

Box Office

Budget:

$200,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$30,095,259, 30 May 2010

Gross USA:

$90,759,676

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$336,365,676

Company Credits

Production Co:

Walt Disney Pictures, Jerry Bruckheimer Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

116 min

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital SDDS Sonics-DDP (IMAX version)

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.39 : 1