| La guerre du pétrole n'aura pas lieu | |
| Director: | Souheil Ben-Barka |
| Producer: | Latif Lahlou |
| Screenplay: | Michel Constantin |
| Starring: | Claude Giraud |
| Music: | Gheorghe Zamfir |
| Cinematography: | Girolamo La Rosa |
| Studio: | Cinétéléma Euro Maghreb Films |
| Distributor: | Les Films Molière |
| Runtime: | 85 minutes |
| Country: | Morocco |
| Language: | French |
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]
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]
La guerre du pétrole n'aura pas lieu is the second movie of Souheil Ben-Barka. It was really in French theaters on 27 August 1975. Following pressuring threats from Saudi Arabia and Iran, the film was banned.[4]