Intriguing movie drew me in despite the seemingly controversial subject matter. Action keeps moving. Acting is good enough. I wondered that one of the actors playing an officer in the Saudi army might have been played by an Israeli though, by his Israeli sounding English accent. ( And in fact, looking at imdb, the dude was born in Israel! Wow, I could be a CIA operative. A low level one maybe. Alright maybe not. )
Anyway, the movie is well done, and I wonder if Arabs will appreciate the seemingly even handed portrayal.
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A NYT article about young Saudis. An interesting snippet: '“If you want to know what your wife looks like, look at her brother,” Nader said in defending the practice of marrying someone he had seen only once, briefly, as a child.' Also, I didn't realize that Saudi men can marry more than one woman. But, man, this idea of marrying without even seeing your wife sucks.
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