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.
Writing | Menno Meyjes | Screenplay |
Directing | Jean-Jacques Annaud | Director |
Writing | Jean-Jacques Annaud | Adaptation |
Camera | Jean-Marie Dreujou | Director of Photography |
Art | Thierry Poulet | Assistant Art Director |
Visual Effects | Uli Nefzer | Special Effects Supervisor |
Sound | Jim Henrikson | Music Editor |
Crew | Laurent Ripoll | Visual Effects Editor |
Sound | Jennie Evans | ADR & Dubbing |
Sound | Selim Azzazi | Supervising Sound Editor |
Editing | Sarah Zaanoun | Assistant Editor |
Writing | Hans Ruesch | Novel |
Art | Pierre Quefféléan | Production Design |
Crew | Susana Gomes | Second Unit Cinematographer |
Sound | Lee Herrick | ADR & Dubbing |
Art | Fabienne Guillot | Set Decoration |
Sound | Nicolas Becker | Foley |
Writing | Alain Godard | Adaptation |
Camera | Jan Rubens | Steadicam Operator |
Crew | Benoit De Longlee | CG Supervisor |
Visual Effects | Eric Carme | VFX Supervisor |
Sound | Nicolas Fioraso | Foley |
Crew | Absi Anis | Special Effects Coordinator |
Costume & Make-Up | Sarah Ellis | Costume Design |
Sound | Dick Bernstein | Music Editor |
Camera | David Koskas | Still Photographer |
Sound | Vincent Arnardi | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
Sound | Frédéric Le Louet | Supervising Sound Effects Editor |
Art | Emma Pucci | Art Direction |
Art | Lilith Bekmezian | Assistant Art Director |
Camera | Denis Garnier | First Assistant Camera |
Visual Effects | Virginie Wintrebert | Visual Effects Coordinator |
Editing | Anita Roth | First Assistant Editor |
Directing | Natasha Gomes de Almeida | Script Supervisor |
Crew | Stéphane Linet | Armorer |
Crew | David Gourmaud | Visual Effects Editor |
Editing | Hervé Schneid | Editor |
Costume & Make-Up | Céline Pelé | Assistant Costume Designer |
Editing | Capucine Courau | Dialogue Editor |
Sound | Julien Perez | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
Production | Tarak Ben Ammar | Producer |
Sound | James Horner | Original Music Composer |
Sound | Cédric Denooz | Sound Effects Editor |
Crew | James Logan | Stunts |
Costume & Make-Up | Amélie Grossier | Special Effects Makeup Artist |
Costume & Make-Up | Christophe Chabenet | Special Effects Makeup Artist |