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Guantanamo Movie Filmed in Morocco
18/02/07 14:13 Filed in: Morocco
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Directors from Hollywood and all over the
world have always loved shooting films in
Morocco. The country has the
landscape and geographical variety,
safety, and infrastructure needed to
meet the needs of filmmakers worlwide.
For the last week in Marrakesh, a 16th
Century palace has been made to look
like the American prison camp in
Guantanamo Bay.
Director Gavin Hood has had his eye on
Morocco for some time now, trying to find
what might be the perfect location to shoot
his political re-making of the events at
Guantanamo. The film, based on a true story
of a CIA analyst who witnesses the brutal
interrogation of an Egyptian chemical
engineer who is suspected to be involved in
a terrorist ring. The movie will star
Meryle Streep, Reese Witherspoon, Peter
Sarsgaard, and Jake Gyllenhaal.
The palace in Marrakesh known as El Badia has been transformed into Guantanamo with Moroccan actors wearing the somehwat humilitating orange jumpsuits found in the American camps. The scenes that take place in Guantanamo, which will be filmed in Morocco are schedule to last up to two months. Also in Hood’s filming schedule are shots that will be shot in Essaouira, where the famous Orson Welles once shot scenes for Othello.
Following his stint in Morocco, the film about Guantanamo will have remaining shots to be filmed in both South Africa and the United States.
Brought to you by : Morocco News at Journey Beyond Travel.
Tags: morocco morocco news morocco films morocco tours
The palace in Marrakesh known as El Badia has been transformed into Guantanamo with Moroccan actors wearing the somehwat humilitating orange jumpsuits found in the American camps. The scenes that take place in Guantanamo, which will be filmed in Morocco are schedule to last up to two months. Also in Hood’s filming schedule are shots that will be shot in Essaouira, where the famous Orson Welles once shot scenes for Othello.
Following his stint in Morocco, the film about Guantanamo will have remaining shots to be filmed in both South Africa and the United States.
Brought to you by : Morocco News at Journey Beyond Travel.
Tags: morocco morocco news morocco films morocco tours
