Christopher Nolan is Homer's film adaptation "Odyssey" Currently shooting at the site around the world. Matt Damon plays Odysseus, with Tom Holland showing Odysseus's son, Thelemach. In addition, it is said that Charlize Theron plays the circus, while the film boasts the huge role of huge celebrities, including Zendaya, Ann Hathaway, Lupita Njong, Robert Pattinson, Johnon Leguzamo, Eliot Page, Mia. Filming took place in At Benhaddu, Morocco and various locations around Greece. Some scenes were filmed on Sicily, and others were filmed in the forest of Scotland or in a studio in Los Angeles. Nolan seems to want to visit the real locations of the Mediterranean where the Odyssey is taking place. Well, despite that, Scotland and La.

According to A new report from the deadlineHowever, Nolan was filming Odyssey at a location that is politically problematic. Zendaya and Damon recently filmed several of their scenes in the Western Sahara region near the city of Dahla. This area of the world has been declared "no -self -government territory" by the United Nations, a mark that has been departed since 1963. The true sovereignty of the Western Sahara - a rarely populated area of 600,000 people - has long been mentioned. Western Sahara was militarily occupied by Morocco, but Morocco is not internationally recognized as a true ruler of the area. That is to say, the indigenous population in Sahravi is suppressed.

However, recently, the United States and the UK have claimed that Western Sahara is part of Morocco. A major study by the United States and the UK even negotiates with the Moroccan government to shoot there, leading to controversy and tacit approval of the occupation of the Morocco area. Now, by shooting at Odyssey in Western Sahara, Nolan has - maybe unwillingly - giving them confidence in the military occupation and oppression and deletion of the people in Sahravi.

The deadline noted that Amazon's "Wheel of Time" series also previously filmed scenes in West Sahara, which surpasses the Board of the International Film Festival in Western Sahara (or Fisahara). Although the directors are probably looking for distant and beautiful bars, the policy of their elections is insensitive. Fisahara published a statement on the issue, which says:

"Dakhla is not just a baby. Forces.

Fisahara seems to benefit Nolan, realizing that Sahravi's suffering is not a good prospects among Western news sources. Nolan may not know that people from Sakravi can't make their own movies. This, of course, inspired Fisahara to make the statement in the first place. Continue:

"We are sure that they were supposed to understand the full implications of shooting such a high -profile film on the territory whose indigenous peoples are not able to make their own films about their occupation stories, Nolan and his team would be horrified. Morocco routinely predicts Sahravi's cultural expressions. They created a Dahla film festival to counter our and produce high-budget films that feature Western Sahara as part of Morocco. However, sabra who are trying to make films about their lives are persecuted and must work secretly and at high risk for themselves and their families. "

You can think Nolan, when he is aware of this, will understand what his locations mean.

The question was clarified further in A recent report from the Guardian. Western Sahara was under the occupation of Spain until the government retired in 1976. Morocco then annexed the earth and has been occupying it ever since. The UN, as mentioned, noted that Western Sahara is not officially run by Morocco, but that it still does not have its official government. According to the cabinet of the High Commissioner for Human Rights of the United Nations, no territory reporters have been allowed in the last nine years, and claims have emerged that the Moroccan government is frightening, fulfilling and discriminating against the people of Sabra.

Amnesty International also wrote reports of oppression of people in Sahravi, while reporters without borders noticed that no one had to go there to get the whole scoop. In their words, it is a desert for journalists.

Concerns about the shooting High profile movie like "Odyssey" In the Western Sahara it is that it can be a whitewash of repression. If a large Hollywood studio can be enrolled in oppression, then some may assume that it is not that big deal. Fans are more interested in Nolan's craftsman and other movies "Odyssey".

The shooting in Dahla lasted only four days, and Nolan had already transferred his production out of the territory before Fisahara made his statement (as stated by the Guardian). Universal has yet to say anything about the topic, and Nolan has not been on the record for the matter. Further newsletters will be published as an event order.

Odyssey opens in theaters on July 17, 2026.