Let’s ‘Attack The Tanks’ In New BLACK GOLD Clip

Black Gold, the epic new film from acclaimed French director Jean-Jacques Annaud hits UK cinemas this Friday, but if you’re eager for a preview check out the brand new clip ‘Attack the Tanks’ Warner Bros have sent us . With an all-star cast including Tahar Rahim, Mark Strong, Antonio Banderas, Riz Ahmed and Freida Pinto, the film is an epic tale of forbidden love and family feuds set against the breathtaking backdrop of Arabia during the rise of the oil boom.

Under the unforgiving desert sky, two warring leaders come face to face. The bodies of their warriors litter the battlefield. The victorious Nesib, Emir of Hobeika (ANTONIO BANDERAS), lays down his peace terms to his rival Amar, Sultan of Salmaah (MARK STRONG). The two men agree that neither may lay claim to the area of no man’s land between them called The Yellow Belt. In return and according to the tribal customs of the time, Nesib will “adopt”- or take hostage- Amar’s two boys Saleeh (AKIN GAZI) and Auda (TAHAR RAHIM); a guarantee that neither man can invade the other. 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 oil man from Texas (COREY JOHNSON). He tells the Emir that his land is blessed with oil and promises him riches beyond his imagination.

The People’s Movies Andrew caught the film over the weekend at the Glasgow Film Festival and you can read his review here. Black Gold is out in UK&Ireland Friday 24th.