Black Gold (2011 Qatari film)

Not to be confused with Black Gold (2011 Nigerian film).

Black Gold
Theatrical release poster
Directed byJean-Jacques Annaud
Screenplay byJean-Jacques Annaud
Menno Meyjes
Alain Godard
Based onSouth of the Heart: A Novel of Modern Arabia
by Hans Ruesch
Produced byTarak Ben Ammar
StarringTahar Rahim
Mark Strong
Antonio Banderas
Freida Pinto
Riz Ahmed
Corey Johnson
Liya Kebede
CinematographyJean-Marie Dreujou
Edited byHervé Schneid
Music byJames Horner
Production
companies
Quinta Communications
Prima TV
Carthago Films
France 2 Cinéma
Distributed byWarner Bros. Pictures (France, United Kingdom and Argentina)
Eagle Pictures (Italy)[1]
Release dates
  • 25 October 2011 (2011-10-25) (DTFF)
  • 23 November 2011 (2011-11-23) (France)
Running time
130 minutes
CountriesTunisia
France
Italy
Qatar
LanguageEnglish
Budget€38.5–40 million[2][3]
Box office$5.5 million[1]

Black Gold (also known as Day of the Falcon and Or noir) is a 2011 epic historical war film, based on Hans Ruesch's 1957 novel South of the Heart: A Novel of Modern Arabia (also known as The Great Thirst and The Arab). It was directed by Jean-Jacques Annaud,[4] produced by Tarak Ben Ammar and co-produced by Doha Film Institute. The film stars Tahar Rahim, Antonio Banderas, Freida Pinto, Mark Strong and Riz Ahmed.[5]

The film received negative reviews and grossed $5.5 million on a budget of €40 million, making it a box-office bomb.

  1. ^ a b "Black Gold (2011) (2011)". Boxofficemojo.com. Retrieved 20 December 2012.
  2. ^ Belpêche, Stéphanie (23 March 2011). "Annaud au pays de l'"Or noir"". Le Journal du Dimanche (in French).
  3. ^ "France : "Intouchables", film le plus rentable de l'histoire". Le Point (in French). 17 February 2012.
  4. ^ Smith, Ian Hayden (2012). International Film Guide 2012. p. 117. ISBN 978-1908215017.
  5. ^ "Black Gold – review". The Guardian. 23 February 2012. Archived from the original on 13 December 2022.