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.

As production continues on Christopher Nolan’s upcoming epic The Odyssey, the film has now been hit accusations of “whitewashing colonialism.”

Revered Hollywood director Christopher Nolan's next summer blockbuster won't hit theatres until July 17, 2026, and it's already setting precedents — and courting controversy. The man behind box office hits like Oppenheimer and Inception is currently filming a big-screen version of Homer's post-Trojan War epic The Odyssey,