Black Gold (Black Gold)
Special Screening
Jean-Jacques Annaud / Feature Narrative / France, Italy / 2011 / 128 min / Color / 35 mm
In English / Arabic subtitles
Interests: Action, Epic Drama
World Premiere
Rated: Parental guidance is advised
Screenings
Synopsis
Both screenings are SOLD OUT
A sweeping historical epic set against the dramatic backdrop of the Arabian Peninsula in the 1930s, “Black Gold” is the tale of two rival Emirs, the oil that came between them, and the young, dynamic leader who rose to unite the desert tribes. An adaptation of Hans Ruesch's classic novel, "The Great Thirst", “Black Gold” was jointly shot in Tunisia and Qatar and is one of the largest cinematic projects ever undertaken in the Arab world.
About the Director
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Academy Award ® winning director, producer and screenwriter Jean-Jacques Annaud was born in France and graduated from the prestigious Paris film school Institut des Hautes Études Cinématographiques. His debut feature “Black and White in Colour” won the Academy Award ® for Best Foreign Language Film, and more than three decades of film include “The Name of the Rose”, “The Bear”, “Seven Years in Tibet” and “Enemy at the Gates”.
Credits
- Director
- Jean-Jacques Annaud
- Screenwriter
- Jean-Jacques Annaud; Menno Meyjes
- Producer
- Tarak Ben Ammar
- Music
- James Horner
- Distributor
- Shooting Stars
- Cast
- Tahar Rahim, Antonio Banderas, Mark Strong, Freida Pinto, Riz Ahmed, Liya Kebede, Akin Gazi, Jan Uddin.