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.
Acting
John Hurt's thousand-yard stare could end regimes.
Production
Gulf locations give sweaty authenticity no soundstage could fake.
Director
Richard Stroud
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Shot in Morocco standing in for the fictional emirate—British TV budget ingenuity at its finest.
Essentially a feature-length pilot that never became a series, explaining its unresolved, melancholic structure.
GB
