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‘Siwar’ Director Osama Alkhurayji on Juxtaposing Saudi and Turkish Cultures Within the Alula-Shot Drama
Saudi director Osama Alkhurayji discusses what drew him to juxtapose Saudi and Turkish cultures in his debut drama ‘Siwar,’ shot in Alula.
Alkhurayji, who is also a producer on “Siwar” through his Riyadh-based Hakawati Entertainment shingle, spoke to Variety about what drew him to debut with a drama centered on cultural crossover between Saudi and Turkey. I immediately thought it was a great story for a film, so I hired a writer named Rashid Al-Yani, who is a cousin of the Saudi guy that was involved. Yeah we shot one week in Istanbul and the rest in AlUla where, thanks to the current governmental push to stimulate moviemaking, I got a lot of support.
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