Overview

• Filming continues this week in the city of Dakhla, part of the UN-designated non-self-governing territory of Western Sahara, despite urgent calls to stop.
• The Western Sahara International Film Festival and the Polisario Front have formally demanded an immediate halt, calling the production a breach of international law.
• Reda Benjelloun, head of the Moroccan Cinematographic Center, hailed the shoot as extremely important and the first major Hollywood film in the territory.
• Universal Pictures and Nolan’s Syncopy production company have not issued any public comment on the mounting protests or ethical objections.
• Human rights groups cite documented abuses by Moroccan authorities and warn the high-profile production risks legitimizing contested sovereignty claims.