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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.

Genres: Adventure, Drama

Starring: Mark Strong, Antonio Banderas, Freida Pinto

Released: December 21, 2011

Runtime: 130.0

Popularity Rating: 6.652

Carthago Films S.a.r.l., Doha Film Institute, The, France 2 Cinema, Prima TV, Quinta Communications

France, Italy, Qatar, Tunisia

Sultan Amar Mark Strong
Emir Nesib Antonio Banderas
Leyla Freida Pinto
Auda Tahar Rahim
Ali Riz Ahmed
Sheikh of Bani Sirri Lotfi Dziri
Aicha Liya Kebede
Thurkettle Corey Johnson
Saleh Akin Gazi
Hassan Dakhil Eriq Ebouaney

Art — Art Direction: Emma Pucci
Art — Assistant Art Director: Lilith Bekmezian
Art — Assistant Art Director: Thierry Poulet
Art — Production Design: Pierre Queffelean
Art — Set Decoration: Fabienne Guillot
Camera — Director of Photography: Jean-Marie Dreujou
Camera — First Assistant Camera: Denis Garnier
Camera — Steadicam Operator: Jan Rubens
Camera — Still Photographer: David Koskas
Costume & Make-Up — Assistant Costume Designer: Celine Pele
Costume & Make-Up — Costume Design: Sarah Ellis
Crew — Armorer: Stephane Linet
Crew — CG Supervisor: Benoit De Longlee
Crew — Makeup Effects: Amelie Grossier
Crew — Makeup Effects: Christophe Chabenet
Crew — Second Unit Cinematographer: Susana Gomes
Crew — Special Effects Coordinator: Absi Anis
Crew — Visual Effects Editor: David Gourmaud
Crew — Visual Effects Editor: Laurent Ripoll
Directing — Director: Jean-Jacques Annaud
Directing — Script Supervisor: Natasha Gomes de Almeida
Editing — Assistant Editor: Sarah Zaanoun
Editing — Dialogue Editor: Capucine Courau
Editing — Editor: Herve Schneid
Editing — First Assistant Editor: Anita Roth
Production — Producer: Tarak Ben Ammar
Sound — ADR & Dubbing: Jennie Evans
Sound — ADR & Dubbing: Lee Herrick
Sound — Foley: Nicolas Becker
Sound — Foley: Nicolas Fioraso
Sound — Music Editor: Dick Bernstein
Sound — Music Editor: Jim Henrikson
Sound — Original Music Composer: James Horner
Sound — Sound Effects Editor: Cedric Denooz
Sound — Sound Re-Recording Mixer: Julien Perez
Sound — Sound Re-Recording Mixer: Vincent Arnardi
Sound — Supervising Sound Editor: Selim Azzazi
Sound — Supervising Sound Effects Editor: Frederic Le Louet
Visual Effects — Special Effects Supervisor: Uli Nefzer
Visual Effects — VFX Supervisor: Eric Carme
Visual Effects — Visual Effects Coordinator: Virginie Wintrebert
Writing — Adaptation: Alain Godard
Writing — Adaptation: Jean-Jacques Annaud
Writing — Novel: Hans Ruesch
Writing — Screenplay: Menno Meyjes