Day of the Falcon (2011)

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Day of the Falcon Trailer Starring Antonio Banderas

Jan 23, 2013

We have the poster for director Jean-Jacques Annaud's drama about two warring kingdoms battling for control of oil fields.

Day of the Falcon Behind-the-Scenes Featurette

B. Alan OrangeJan 23, 2013

Antonio Banderas, Freida Pinto, Mark Strong and Tahar Rahim star in this soaring epic of honor, greed, betrayal and love, in theaters this March.

Black Gold International Trailer

Oct 21, 2011

The film stars Antonio Banderas, Mark Strong, Frieda Pinto, and Tahar Rahim. No North American distribution has been announced.

Critics Score

13%

Release Date

December 21, 2011

Director

Jean-Jacques Annaud

Writers

Menno Meyjes
Jean-Jacques Annaud
Alain Godard
Hans Ruesch

Cast

Official Website

blackgold-themovie.com

Day of the Falcon Synopsis

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.

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