“ Desert Warrior ” established the first of the Zurich Film Festival after the delays
Desert warrior Will will finally get his world premiere at the Zurich Film Festival later this month after the deadline for how creative challenges on the Saudi epic have delayed its release.
With Anthony Mackie, Aaysha Hart and Ben Kingsley, the historic feature film led by Rupert Wyatt will hold a projection of Gala on September 28. MBC Studios, the Saudi studio behind Desert warriorsaid that the “talents” of the film will be present, but have not provided more details.
The deep dive of the deadline on Desert warrior Last October, revealed how the film encountered problems after its exhausting shooting in 2021 in the Saudi desert. Wyatt came out and then returned to the project in the middle of creative cracks, in particular by arguing the tone, the rhythm and the length of the film.
A revealed screen test Desert warrior Disconnecting with the public and a handful of major American studios were not convinced by a previous version of the film. More in-depth questions have been asked about Western creatives responsible for a historical history in the Middle East, while buyers raised concerns about the optics of the film after the October 7 attack on Israel.
MBC and the producers remained confident in the Big Cinema Swing of Saudi Arabia, saying on the deadline that the film would be ready to release this year. Zurich’s first shows that they made his promises.
In a statement last year, MBC said that it had “great pride and enthusiasm” for Desert warrior. “The quantity of hard work, creativity and passion paid in this project is really laudable, and it is reflected in the quality of the film,” added a spokesperson.
Desert warrior is the story of a pre-Islamic battle between the Arab tribes and the Persian-Saanian Empire in what is now southern Iraq. He follows the Hind Arab Princess (Hart), who refuses to become the concubine of the evil emperor Kisra (Kingsley).
After escaping in the ruthless desert, Hind trusts the mysterious bandit (Mackie) as she brings together fractive tribes to face the huge army of Kisra. The culminating battle was flaccid compared to the epic confrontation of the fields of Pelenn in The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King.
Desert warrior is produced by Jeremy Bolt (resident Evil) JB pictures. AGC International, the International Branch of Sales and Distribution of AGC studios, manages world sales.
