Desert Warrior
2025 · Movie · R · 126 min · ★ 5.7 · 33% critics
In seventh-century Arabia, a royal woman rejects a cruel ruler’s control and escapes into the desert with her father. Hunted by an army, she must rely on unlikely allies, face tribal divisions, and find the courage to fight for freedom.
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Details
- Years
- 2025
- Release date
- 2026-04-23
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 126 min
- Critic score
- 33/100
- TMDB rating
- 5.7/10 (21 votes)
About
You may like this if you enjoy historical desert adventures with emotion, action, and a fight-for-freedom spirit; Not for you if you need a tightly plotted, richly detailed period story.
Pros: engaging desert adventure; strong performances; meaningful themes | Cons: uneven plot; thin cultural context; familiar story beats
Themes
- princess
- saudi arabia
- emperor
- concubine
- fugitive
- period drama
- desert
- bandit
- historical drama
- female warrior
- tribes
- 7th century
- +3 more
Cast & crew
Anthony Mackie
as Hanzala
Aiysha Hart
as Princess Hind
Sami Bouajila
as Hani
Sharlto Copley
as Jalabzeen
Ben Kingsley
as Emperor Kisra II
Ghassan Massoud
as King Numan
Lamis Ammar
as Medicine Woman
Ramsey Faragallah
as Ibn Qabisah
Saïd Boumazoughe
as Samir
Younes Bouab
as Aasif
Directed by Rupert Wyatt