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Black Gold

Play trailer Poster for Black Gold R,  2011,  2h 10m,  Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist 12% 26 Reviews Tomatometer 52% 1,000+ Ratings Popcornmeter
12% Tomatometer 26 Reviews 52% Popcornmeter 1,000+ Ratings
In the early 20th century, an emir (Antonio Banderas) and a sultan (Mark Strong) fight over rights to oil exploration in the Arabian Peninsula.

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Andy Webster New York Times Mar 4, 2013
3/5
A far, far cry from "Lawrence of Arabia," but it has its diversions. Go to Full Review
Diego Semerene Slant Magazine Feb 28, 2013
0/4
There's an enormous amount of perverse pleasure to be had here for those who get off on the annihilation of nuance. Go to Full Review
Peter Bradshaw Guardian Feb 23, 2012
2/5
Black Gold feels like it could have been made in the 1950s; we have come to expect a little more from our blockbusters. Go to Full Review
Daniel Green CineVue Dec 13, 2018
1/5
As poorly-conceived and shallow as any Hollywood 'epic' you will see this year, entirely devoid of any insight, tension or style. Go to Full Review
Kaleem Aftab The List Nov 6, 2018
2/5
French director Jean-Jacques Annaud falls short in directing the action and, ironically, can't avoid stereotypes of the Arab world, especially in it's depiction of female characters. Go to Full Review
Yasmin Shehab Cairo360 Jan 30, 2018
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Harry R Sep 26, 2017 A great occasion that could show something more interesting on the born of some important families of the petro-area, maybe more historic, just wasted with a bad war movie. See more
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Cast & Crew

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Jean-Jacques Annaud

Director

Tahar Rahim

Auda

Antonio Banderas

Nesib

Mark Strong

Amar

Freida Pinto

Leyla

Riz Ahmed

Ali

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Movie Info

Synopsis In the early 20th century, an emir (Antonio Banderas) and a sultan (Mark Strong) fight over rights to oil exploration in the Arabian Peninsula.
Director
Jean-Jacques Annaud
Producer
Tarak Ben Ammar
Screenwriter
Jean-Jacques Annaud, Menno Meyjes
Production Co
Prima TV, Quinta Communications, France 2 Cinéma, Doha Film Institute, Carthago Films S.a.r.l.
Rating
R (Violence)
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Sep 23, 2013
Runtime
2h 10m
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