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.

  • dragnucs@lemmy.mlEnglish
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    3 days ago

    “Moroccan-occupied Western Sahara”

    As a Moroccan, I don’t need to read any further than the first line. Sahara is part of Morocco, not occupied by it. So for me the rest should be is not very credible.

    On 10 December 2020, US President Donald Trump proclaimed that the United States recognized Moroccan sovereignty over Western Sahara.

    • ayyy@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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      3 days ago

      The authority you’re appealing to is Donald Trump? And you think that makes you look like the good guy?

      • dragnucs@lemmy.mlEnglish
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        1 day ago

        You may need to read the wikipedia article to get a better view on my point of view. I only cited one is Trump because he is USA president. Which is a big powerful nation and is very popular. Have I had cited minister of Kenya, it would not get as much impact. Also “In July 2023, Israel officially recognized Moroccan sovereignty over Western Sahara”.

        The idea here is not providing an argument of authority. Rather demonstrating that Morocco is not occupying Sahara and countries are agreeing to that.

      • corsicanguppy@lemmy.caEnglish
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        3 days ago

        On 10 December 2020, US President Donald Trump proclaimed that the United States recognized Moroccan sovereignty over Western Sahara.

        https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_Sahara_autonomy_proposal

        The authority you’re appealing to is Donald Trump? And you think that makes you look like the good guy?

        You may not be getting it; or maybe I am not.

        1. article leans on Trump as source for … anything.
        2. local resident calls it out with counter-argument and supporting document for an existing, better solution
        3. you slam resident

        Did I get that right?