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La guerre du pétrole n'aura pas lieu

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La guerre du pétrole n'aura pas lieu
Film poster
Directed bySouheil Ben-Barka
Written byMichel Constantin
Souheil Ben-Barka
Screenplay byMichel Constantin
Produced byLatif Lahlou
StarringClaude Giraud
CinematographyGirolamo La Rosa
Music byGheorghe Zamfir
Production
companies
Cinétéléma
Euro Maghreb Films
Distributed byLes Films Molière
Release date
  • July 1975 (1975-07)
Running time
85 minutes
CountryMorocco
LanguageFrench

La guerre du pétrole n'aura pas lieu is a 1975 Moroccan drama film directed by Souheil Ben-Barka. It was entered into the 9th Moscow International Film Festival.[1]

Plot

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The film takes place in a fictive Arab country that could be Morocco. In the midst of social turmoil happening in oil refinery plants, an American company uses corruption to get into the local oil business, leading to a peak in revolts. A minister who was trying to denounce the ongoing corruption and the subsequent impoverishment of the country fails to control the revolts and ends up in jail.[2][3][4]

Description

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La guerre du pétrole n'aura pas lieu is the second movie of Souheil Ben-Barka.[2] It was really in French theaters on 27 August 1975.[4] Following pressuring threats from Saudi Arabia and Iran, the film was banned.[5]

Cast

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References

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  1. ^ "9th Moscow International Film Festival (1975)". MIFF. Archived from the original on 16 January 2013. Retrieved 6 January 2013.
  2. ^ a b ""La guerre du pétrole n'aura pas lieu" de Souhel Ben Barka". Le Monde.fr (in French). 30 August 1975. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
  3. ^ La guerre du pétrole n'aura pas lieu de Souheil ben Barka - (1974) - Drame (in French), retrieved 19 May 2021
  4. ^ a b "La Guerre du pétrole n'aura pas lieu - Fiche Film - La Cinémathèque française". cinema.encyclopedie.films.bifi.fr. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
  5. ^ "Cinéma : Souheil Ben Barka en son royaume – Jeune Afrique". JeuneAfrique.com (in French). 26 September 2019. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
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