western producers have now. can they.um. can they create something that is very critical of the saudis without risking losing their shirt in the process? there was one instance which, of the documentary called the dissident, made by an oscar winning film director, it came out injanuary last year, it could not get distribution because it was about the murder of jamal khashoggi. it took a very long time for that documentary to be picked up by anybody. and they were very clear reasons why. i mean, netflix screened it at, or came to the screening of it at the sundance film festival and took a pass on it, as did everybody else. i mean, i suppose netflix aren t here to put forward their side, there might be
and they were very clear reasons why. i mean, netflix screened it at, or came to the screening of it at the sundance film festival and took a pass on it, as did everybody else. i mean, i suppose netflix aren t here to put forward their side, there might be other reasons why they didn t want the documentary, it might not be any good, or whatever. you mention the deal between saudis and netflix, what was that deal? well, the saudis made two production deals. i beg your pardon, netflix made two production deals, five years each and five products each, tv series or movies with two production companies in riyadh. and, actually, the interesting thing is that you and i can now click on netflix and see what they have produced. and they are very unusual and rather surprising.
i mean, i suppose netflix aren t here to put forward their side, there might be other reasons why they didn t want the documentary, it might not be any good, or whatever. you mention the deal between saudis and netflix, what was that deal? well, the saudis made two production deals. i beg your pardon, netflix made two production deals, five years each and five products each, tv series or movies with two production companies in riyadh. and, actually, the interesting thing is that you and i can now click on netflix and see what they have produced. and they are very unusual and rather surprising. these are made by young cutting edge film directors, of which there are many in riyadh, and they are creating tv series and movies that are very clearly critical of rich saudis, possibly the royals, although that is a little bit less obvious.
it took a very long time for that documentary to be picked up by anybody. and they were very clear reasons why. i mean, netflix screened it at, or came to the screening of it at the sundance film festival and took a pass on it, as did everybody else. i mean, i suppose netflix aren t here to put forward their side, there might be other reasons why they didn t want the documentary, it might not be any good, or whatever. you mention the deal between saudis and netflix, what was that deal? well, the saudis made two production deals. i beg your pardon, netflix made two production deals, five years each and five products each, tv series or movies with two production
which, process? there was one incidents which, of process? there was one incidents which, of the documentary called the dissident which, of the documentary called the dissident made by an oscar winning film director, ed came out in january film director, ed came out in january last year, it could not get distribution because it was about the murder ofjamal. it took a very lon- the murder ofjamal. it took a very long time the murder ofjamal. it took a very long time for that documentary to be picked long time for that documentary to be picked up long time for that documentary to be picked up by anybody. and they were very clear picked up by anybody. and they were very clear reasons why. i mean, netflix very clear reasons why. i mean, netflix screened it at, or it came to the netflix screened it at, or it came to the screening of it at the sundance film festival and took a pass on sundance film festival and took a pass on it. sundance film festival and took a pass on