Black Gold (originally titled Black Thirst) is a 2011 epic drama film directed by Jean-Jacques Annaud and produced by Tarak Ben Ammar, Chairman of Quinta Communications and co-produced by the Doha Film Institute, Qatar. The film has a budget of US$55 million which is one of the most expensive films backed by an Arab about an Arab subject.
It is based on Hans Ruesch's 1957 novel South of the Heart: a novel of modern Arabia.
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