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Black Gold

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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 03/04/2013
3/5
A far, far cry from "Lawrence of Arabia," but it has its diversions. Go to Full Review
Diego Semerene Slant Magazine 02/28/2013
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
London Evening Standard 02/24/2012
2/5
The real problem is that Black Gold is rather dull, and much too long for comfort. Go to Full Review
Daniel Green CineVue 12/13/2018
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 11/06/2018
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 01/30/2018
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Eve K @Ivihi701 Dec 8 Very good movie and absolutely gorgeous cast .I've been watching it again and again many times and each time enjoyed it !!! See more neb D 07/28/2024 The typical disconnect between the critics and audience is quite wide. If you appreciate a good mixture of fairly accurate cultural insight, action sequences, and production value, you will enjoy this film. The so-called "critics" have yet again proven they do not understand the point of films such as this and do not appreciate it for what it is. See more Elvis D 09/17/2023 Esta épica historia de un joven príncipe que se ve involucrado en la lucha por el control del petróleo, es una epopeya centrada en un momento de la historia donde el control por el petróleo ha generado un conflicto político y cultural en las tierras árabes. La película ofrece una historia fascinante, pero es difícil tomársela con emoción debido al tedioso ritmo del guion. Es una película muy bien producida con una buena dirección y buenos actores. Lo conflictivo es la manera en que se ejecutó el guion debido a que hay algunas cosas que no son del todo claras y se vuelven incomprensibles. Ni siquiera está del todo claro la decisión de Auda sobre tomar la decisión de comandar el ejército de su padre. Incluso respeto a las tribus que se van uniendo, es claro que faltaba mencionar la conexión de ellos con los reinos del emir y el sultan. Hay mucho que faltaba aclarar o mencionar haciendo que esta película generé un par de cuestiones. Lo fascinante es la cuestión de como la industria del petróleo ha generado un efecto en la política y la cultura de las tierras árabes y eso es algo que se podría haber explorado más a fondo. Or Noir es indudablemente una película con una gran historia épica, pero con un sabor amargo. Mi calificación final para esta película es un 7/10. See more 01/28/2022 This movie is a lot better then rated. It shows the play for Arab oil and some of their culture. See more 07/13/2020 Great film. Enjoyed it tremendously. Not sure how accurate it is in cultural norms and acceptable exceptions (as regards the children regularly disobeying adults and whether that would ever be culturally accepted or merely of western influence), but Rahim, Pinto, and Ahmed create wonderfully personable and real characters, while, of course, the dads, Bandaras and Strong, play the villains. Some critics speak of clunky dialogue and slow development, but I saw none of that. I thoroughly enjoyed the film start to finish, seeing Rahim's character grow into the roll of leader, reluctant yet brimming with magnetic qualities that attract followers with ease. Great adventure and lesson in life, how tradition and doctrine oft times fails, as humans in the moment, unpredictable and unique, must discover and create their own paths. Great film and great lesson See more 12/01/2019 Great movie Beautiful movie See more Read all reviews
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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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