Black Gold
130 mins
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.
Taoufik Ayeb
Sergeant Talib
Mostafa Gaafar
Khoz Ahmed
Sarah Ellis
Costume Design
Capucine Courau
Dialogue Editor
Stéphane Linet
Armorer
Uli Nefzer
Special Effects Supervisor
Lee Herrick
ADR & Dubbing
Emma Pucci
Art Direction
Susana Gomes
Second Unit Cinematographer
Virginie Wintrebert
Visual Effects Coordinator
Julien Perez
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Lilith Bekmezian
Assistant Art Director
Benoit De Longlee
CG Supervisor
Eric Carme
VFX Supervisor
Jennie Evans
ADR & Dubbing
David Koskas
Still Photographer
Jim Henrikson
Music Editor
Natasha Gomes de Almeida
Script Supervisor
Denis Garnier
First Assistant Camera
David Gourmaud
Visual Effects Editor
Hans Ruesch
Novel
Fabienne Guillot
Set Decoration
Vincent Arnardi
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Frédéric Le Louêt
Supervising Sound Effects Editor
Thierry Poulet
Assistant Art Director
Céline Pelé
Assistant Costume Designer
Dick Bernstein
Music Editor
Jan Rubens
Steadicam Operator
Absi Anis
Special Effects Coordinator
Laurent Ripoll
Visual Effects Editor
Nicolas Fioraso
Foley
Sarah Zaanoun
Assistant Editor
Anita Roth
First Assistant Editor
Amélie Grossier
Special Effects Makeup Artist
Christophe Chabenet
Special Effects Makeup Artist
Cédric Denooz
Sound Effects Editor