
85 minutes
1/1/1988
In a small (fictional) emirate of the Persian Gulf a world-weary journalist is caught up in a coup where the Emir's son, under the influence of a political renegade, attempts to depose his father - the ruling monarch. Flashbacks of the journalist's life show us how his relationships with the Emir and a beautiful young woman develop and flourish.

John Hurt
as Granville Jones

Imogen Stubbs
as Lady Romy Burton
Robert McBain
as Sandy McCulloch

Greg Hicks
as Lou Rivers
Bargach Abdelrahim
as Abdullah
Julian Curry
as Stuart-Smith
David Conville
as Sir Geoffrey Burton

Roshan Seth
as The Emir of Hawa
Naji Ahmed
as Suleiman's brother

Ahmed Boulane
as Al-Bakr

John Bowe
as Shaun Carew
J.R.M. Chapman
as The guest

Lou Hirsch
as Monty
Bajji Abdel Kabir
as Winchman
Yannis Lazarides
as Hatim (adult)
Kafi Mohammed
as Major
Alix Refaie
as Hatim's Aide
Marc Zuber
as Suleiman

Badi Uzzaman
as Telex Operator

Mohamed Majd
as Nasir
Mahjoub Raji
as Ismail

Robert Pugh
as Williams