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July 29, 2025

Rights Groups Blast Christopher Nolan for Filming in Moroccan-Occupied Western Sahara
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The director Christopher Nolan is facing criticism for shooting his
upcoming film "The Odyssey" in the Western Saharan city of Dakhla, which
remains under occupation by the Moroccan government. Local activists and
the organizers of Fi Sahara, the Western Saharan International Film
Festival, warn that the production normalizes Morocco's repression of
the Indigenous Sahrawi people who've faced torture and forced
disappearances after holding nonviolent protests.


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