AGP Executive Report
Last update: 2 hours agoWestern Sahara Arts & Culture: The big pop-culture splash this week is Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey—and the backlash is getting louder. Film Criticism: Emily Wilson, whose 2017 translation inspired Nolan, published a blistering London Review of Books takedown, calling the screenplay “abysmal,” the structure “gimmicky,” and the writing “nothing convincing,” while also taking aim at the film’s handling of character depth and motivation. On-Location Ethics: Multiple pieces argue that filming near Dakhla in occupied Western Sahara turns an unresolved homeland into scenery, raising questions about responsibility when a territory remains contested under international law. Politics Meets Infrastructure: Morocco’s reported naming of the Tiznit–Dakhla highway as the “President Donald J. Trump Highway” (1,055 km) is being framed as a diplomatic signal tied to U.S. recognition—an issue that also intersects with the film’s Western Sahara spotlight. Human Rights: Sahrawi groups and lawyers renewed urgent concern over hunger-striking prisoner Naama Asfari, warning his health is in critical danger.
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