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Topline Oscar-winning director Christopher Nolan’s upcoming movie “The Odyssey” is facing backlash from some local activists and African film organizations for shooting scenes in disputed territory in the Western Saharan city of Dakhla, which is occupied by the Moroccan government. “The Odyssey” is director Christopher Nolan’s first film since the Oscar-winning “Oppenheimer.” … More (Photo by Arturo Holmes/Getty Images) Getty Images Key Facts “The Odyssey,” which is currently filming and set to release in theaters next summer, is shooting in locations across Europe and Africa, including the city of Dakhla in the Western Sahara territory, which has been occupied by Morocco for the past half-century. The United Nations has classified Western Sahara, a sparsely populated territory in northwestern Africa, as a “non-self governing territory,” though the United States in 2020 recognized Morocco’s claim to the Western Sahara territory. Some film organizations and human rights groups, which dispute Morocco’s claim to the territory and have accused the government of committing human rights abuses against the indigenous Sahrawi people, condemned the production for shooting in Dakhla. The Western Sahara International Film Festival, which is based in Sahrawi refugee camps in nearby Algeria, said in a statement the production is “contributing to the repression of the Sahrawi people by Morocco” and aiding the “Moroccan regime’s efforts to normalise its occupation of Western Sahara” by filming in the city. Reports from Moroccan outlets indicate Nolan shot scenes for “The Odyssey” in Dakhla last week. Forbes has reached out to Syncopy, Nolan’s production company that is backing the film, and Universal Pictures, the movie’s distributor, for comment. Chief Critics In the Western Sahara International Film Festival’s statement, executive director María Carrión urged Nolan to “stop filming in Dakhla and stand in solidarity with the indigenous Sahrawis who have been under military occupation for 50 years.”…

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