Day of the Falcon
Original title: Black Gold
2011 · 2 h 10 min
Jean-Jacques AnnaudCast
Tahar Rahim 
Antonio Banderas 
Mark Strong 
Freida Pinto 
Riz Ahmed 
Liya Kebede
Credits
Written by: 
Menno Meyjes
Plot
In 1930s Arabia, a victorious emir takes his rival's sons as hostages as oil changes the region.
Sinekatalog’s take
Jean-Jacques Annaud's desert epic is beautiful but stiff, with Antonio Banderas and Mark Strong.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 6.6 / 10 (13,300 votes)
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