The stillness of Arabia’s arid, inhospitable landscapes is disrupted when they become a battlefield for human conflict in “Desert Warrior,” the long-developing Saudi epic inspired by real ancient tribes and events that took place in the region. Strikingly photographed, if narratively run-of-the-mill, the latest from director Rupert Wyatt (“Rise of the Planet of the Apes”) begins 1,500 years ago when emperor Kisra II (Ben Kingsley in a one-scene appearance) orders his subjects to surrender their daughters. They must serve as concubines. That includes Princess Hind (Aiysha Hart), who has been in hiding deep in the desert with her father King Numan (Ghassan Massoud).
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