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Day of the Falcon (2011)

★ 6.6R130 minDirector: Jean-Jacques Annaud

2011 historical war film

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, 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.

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

Plot summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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What is Day of the Falcon about?
Day of the Falcon (2011) — In early-20th-century Arabia, Emir Nesib of Hobeika defeats Sultan Amar of Salma after years of war between their tribes and they make a peace treaty that creates "The Yellow Belt," a large no-man's-land that would separate their lands and would belong to neither of them. Further
Is Day of the Falcon based on a true story?
See the production background and source material details on the official Wikipedia article.
Is Day of the Falcon scary?
Content rating: R. See the reviews tab for parental guidance and tone notes.