Overview

• Spanish filmmakers and actors including Rodrigo Sorogoyen, Icíar Bollaín, Javier Bardem, Carolina Yuste and Luis Tosar signed a FiSahara manifesto protesting Nolan’s decision to shoot La Odisea in Dakhla without Sahrawi consent.
• Nolan and his studios have not responded to the manifesto even as La Odisea’s ticket presales set records ahead of its July 17, 2026 release.
• Organizers warn that filming in an occupied territory risks normalizing Morocco’s repression of the Sahrawi people.
• The manifesto demands that all footage shot in Dakhla be removed or withheld unless formal approval is obtained from Sahrawi representatives.
• Supporters have invited Nolan to attend FiSahara to live with Sahrawi families and see refugee camp conditions firsthand.