Nolan's 'Odyssey' Filmed in Western Sahara: Normalizing Moroccan Control (euobserver.com)

• Film location in Western Sahara, disputed territory.
• Nolan's production used Moroccan permits.
• UN lists Western Sahara as Non-Self-Governing.
• Sahrawi people feel ignored and misrepresented.
• Calls for ethical guidelines on filming locations.

"Christopher Nolan filmed parts of 'The Odyssey' near Dakhla in Western Sahara, a territory controlled by Morocco but listed by the UN as Non-Self-Governing. An opinion piece argues this normalizes Moroccan occupation by presenting the landscape without the unresolved status, rendering Sahrawi invisible. It calls for ethical guidelines on filming in contested territories."