Ridley Scott's New Film Highlights Hollywood's Race Problem Listen Download Embed Share Share this on Facebook (Opens in a new window) Share this on Twitter (Opens in a new window) Share this via Email All of the lead characters in Ridley Scott's new film set in Egypt are white. Slaves, thieves, and assassins are black. ( IMDB ) Produced by Angus Chen and Arwa Gunja Produced by PRI and WNYC