The Odyssey is the first major Hollywood production to shoot scenes in Western Sahara. This would have been unthinkable prior to 2020, when Donald Trump broke with decades of US foreign policy and recognized Morocco’s illegally established sovereignty over the territory....Nolan and his crew’s...
Jacobin@jacobinmag.bsky.social · 3w agoFor five decades, Morocco has illegally occupied Western Sahara. The shooting of part of Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey in the territory, backed by state subsidies, serves a far-reaching effort to normalize Morocco’s colonial rule.
