Campaigners and filmmakers are angry over the Oscar-winning director's new film using territory occupied by Morocco since 1975

Revered Hollywood director Christopher Nolan's next summer blockbuster won't hit theatres until July 17, 2026 and it's already setting records — and courting controversy for filming scenes in the disputed territory of Western Sahara,

Christopher Nolan has been accused of enabling colonialism by filming in Western Sahara. The 54-year-old British-American director is shooting parts of The Odyssey in Dakhla, in the disputed territory.