Top billed cast

1. 

   Anthony Mackie

   Hanzala

2. 

   Aiysha Hart

   Princess Hind

3. 

   Sami Bouajila

   Hani

4. 

   Sharlto Copley

   Jalabzeen

5. 

   Ben Kingsley

   Emperor Kisra II

6. 

   Ghassan Massoud

   King Numan

7. 

   Lamis Ammar

   Medicine Woman

8. 

   Ramsey Faragallah

   Ibn Qabisah

9. 

   Saïd Boumazoughe

   Samir

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Reviews

A review by JPRetana

Written by JPRetana on 2026-05-30

Desert Warrior (2025) is set “1500 years ago” in Arabia, “where tribes fight over territory and water.” And where everybody speaks English. I can only imagine how much more fighting there would have been if each tribe had its own language or dialect.

According to the opening intertitles, “In a bid to take control[,] Emperor Kisra II of the Sassanid Empire demands all tribal Kings [sic] turn over their daughters as concubines. Those [sic] that refuse are hunted into harsh desert where only the strongest survive.” The strongest and the computer-generated.

I’d wonder how that ...read the rest

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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$150,000,000.00

Revenue
$742,066.00

Keywords

• princess
• saudi arabia
• emperor
• concubine
• fugitive
• period drama
• desert
• bandit
• historical drama
• female warrior
• tribes
• 7th century
• historical epic
• father and daughter
• war drama