La guerre du pétrole n'aura pas lieu is a 1975 Moroccan drama film directed by Souheil Ben-Barka.

[1] The film takes place in a fictive Arab country that could be Morocco.

A minister who was trying to denounce the ongoing corruption and the subsequent impoverishment of the country fails to control the revolts and ends up in jail.

[2][3][4] La guerre du pétrole n'aura pas lieu is the second movie of Souheil Ben-Barka.

[4] Following pressuring threats from Saudi Arabia and Iran, the film was banned.