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Australian Director Filming in Saudi Arabia

Updated 2026-05-07 02:30 UTC 1 source Negative

Phillip Noyce, an acclaimed Australian director, is filming a feature film for the Saudi regime to celebrate security forces' efforts against drug trafficking. Critics argue this project aims to whitewash human rights abuses.

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The Guardian
Exclusive: Regime, which executed 243 people last year for drug offences, accused of investing in entertainment to whitewash its human rights recordThe acclaimed Australian film-maker Phillip Noyce is being paid by the Saudi regime to make a feature film portraying the rep
2026-05-07 02:08 UTC
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