Black Gold

Synopsis

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.

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Cast

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  Mark Strong
  Sultan Amar

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  Antonio Banderas
  Emir Nesib

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  Freida Pinto
  Leyla

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  Tahar Rahim
  Auda

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  Riz Ahmed
  Ali

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  Lotfi Dziri
  Sheikh of Bani Sirri

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  Liya Kebede
  Aicha

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  Corey Johnson
  Thurkettle

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  Akin Gazi
  Saleh

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  Ériq Ebouaney
  Hassan Dakhil

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  Ramzy Lehner

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  Taoufik Ayeb
  Sergeant Talib

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  Driss Roukhe
  Magrouf

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  Hichem Rostom
  Nesibi Colonel

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  Jan Uddin
  Ibn Idriss

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  Mostafa Gaafar
  Khoz Ahmed