Overview

• Organizers say the Zurich gala will include attendance by members of the cast.
• Rupert Wyatt directs, with Anthony Mackie, Ben Kingsley and Aiysha Hart leading the international cast.
• The film endured reshoots, recuts and disputes among backers, and Wyatt was briefly removed by MBC before being reinstated.
• Produced by MBC Studios with Jeremy Bolt and AGC Studios, with AGC International handling worldwide sales, the project received support from the Saudi Film Commission’s cash rebate and the Quality of Life program.
• Shot in 2021 around Saudi Arabia’s NEOM development, the period action story is set in pre‑Islamic 7th‑century Arabia.