Cinemachristopher Nolan is criticized for filming ‘Odyssey’ in territory denounced by British repressor has been accused of collaborating with repression of filming in disputed territory and militarized by writing

The British filmmaker Christopher Nolan (OPPENHEIMER) is being harshly criticized for filming Odyssey In the coastal city of Dakhla, located in the western Sahara, a region considered “non -autonomous” territory by the United Nations since 1963, currently under the occupation of Morocco.

According to the Western Sahara International Film Festival (Fisahara), which takes place in Saharauis refugee camps in Algeria, Nolan And his team would be, albeit involuntarily, contributing to the repression imposed by the Moroccan government on the Saharaui indigenous population.

“Dakhla is not just a beautiful landscape with cinematic dunes. It is a busy and militarized city, where the Saharaui population suffers brutal repression by the Moroccan occupation forces”The festival declared in a statement.

The organization has asked the director to immediately suspend filming on site. “In filming in a busy territory, described as a black hole of news by Reporters Without Borders, Nolan and his team contribute to the erasure of Saharauis voices, who have no freedom to tell their own stories.”

Fisahara also denounces that Morocco uses high budget cultural productions as a way to legitimize its presence in the region. “They created a Dakhla Film Festival to rival ours, and produce movies that portray West Sahara as part of Morocco. Meanwhile, Saharauis filmmakers need to work in clandestinity, taking serious risks.”

Universal Pictures has not yet manifested itself about the case. Fisahara has already had the support of figures such as JAVIER BARDEM (THENde the weak have no time) and Penelope Cruz (Ferrari) In previous campaigns for the self -determination of the Saharaui people.

The western Sahara, rich in resources and strategic location, has been disputed since the end of Spanish colonization in 1975. Although most of the international community does not formally recognize Moroccan sovereignty over the region, countries such as the United States and the United Kingdom have in recent years to endorse Rabat’s claims.

Source:Deadline

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