
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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Actors
Cast & Crew
Directing
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Jean-Jacques Annaud
Director
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Natasha Gomes de Almeida
Script Supervisor
Writing
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Menno Meyjes
Screenplay
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Jean-Jacques Annaud
Adaptation
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Alain Godard
Adaptation
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Hans Ruesch
Novel
Production
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Tarak Ben Ammar
Producer
Sound
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James Horner
Original Music Composer
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Lee Herrick
ADR & Dubbing
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Jennie Evans
ADR & Dubbing
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Nicolas Becker
Foley
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Nicolas Fioraso
Foley
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Dick Bernstein
Music Editor
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Jim Henrikson
Music Editor
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Cédric Denooz
Sound Effects Editor
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Cédric Denooz
Sound Effects Editor
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Vincent Arnardi
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
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Julien Perez
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
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Selim Azzazi
Supervising Sound Editor
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Frédéric Le Louet
Supervising Sound Effects Editor
Crew
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Stéphane Linet
Armorer
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Benoit De Longlee
CG Supervisor
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Christophe Chabenet
Makeup Effects
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Amélie Grossier
Makeup Effects
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Susana Gomes
Second Unit Cinematographer
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Absi Anis
Special Effects Coordinator
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Laurent Ripoll
Visual Effects Editor
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David Gourmaud
Visual Effects Editor
Art
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Emma Pucci
Art Direction
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Lilith Bekmezian
Assistant Art Director
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Thierry Poulet
Assistant Art Director
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Pierre Queffelean
Production Design
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Fabienne Guillot
Set Decoration
Costume & Make-Up
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Céline Pelé
Assistant Costume Designer
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Sarah Ellis
Costume Design
Editing
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Sarah Zaanoun
Assistant Editor
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Capucine Courau
Dialogue Editor
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Hervé Schneid
Editor
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Anita Roth
First Assistant Editor
Camera
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Jean-Marie Dreujou
Director of Photography
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Denis Garnier
First Assistant Camera
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Jan Rubens
Steadicam Operator
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David Koskas
Still Photographer
Visual Effects
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Uli Nefzer
Special Effects Supervisor
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Eric Carme
VFX Supervisor
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Virginie Wintrebert
Visual Effects Coordinator
Movie Details
Movie Info | |
run time(min.) | 130 |
popularity | 1 |
vote score | 6.40 |
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Spoken Languages
English
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Released | |
budget | 40,000,000 |
revenue | 5,446,000 |
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Production Companies | |
France 2 Cinéma Quinta Communications Carthago Films S.a.r.l. Prima TV Doha Film Institute, The Doha Film Institute |