Christopher Nolan’s Odyssey used occupied land as a film set. That feels like a betrayal | Mohamed Sleiman Labat
www.theguardian.com
The decision to shoot in Moroccan-occupied Western Sahara, where the Indigenous people can’t tell their stories without fear of imprisonment, helps erase our own brutal journey

TL;DR: The iconic desert landscapes from the movie belong to Western Sahara which is under Moroccan occupation. The indigenous population, Sahrawis, are marginalised by the Moroccan regime, who arrest natives for filming their own land while giving complete permission and assistance to Western film producers to shoot their scenes.

I highly recommend reading the article as it’s written by one of the locals themselves.

Why YSK: Seeing how The Odyssey has amassed popularity globally, it is important to know how the illegal occupation of the Western Sahara and the suffering of the inhabitants was swept under the rug in order to produce this film, especially since no other major media outlet wishes to cover this topic.

  • A_norny_mousse@piefed.zipEnglish
    911·
    1 day ago

    Western Sahara.

    Another story of postcolonial greed. Fight for resources, fuck the people (and call them terrorists when they fight for their own land).

    Once saw a docu on that, it’s horrifying, not least because so few people are aware.

    Please also be aware that when you buy produce from Morocco, esp. tomatoes iirc, it’s likely to be grown in Western Sahara in a very exploitative way.

    Thanks for making it a YSK (but imho Western Sahara should be in the title).