A ghost town since a 2018 operation to flush out jihadists, Hajar al-Aswad near the Syrian capital has come back to life as the location of a Jackie Chan-produced action movie."Home Operation" is inspired by China's 2015 evacuation of Chinese and other foreign citizens from the war in Yemen, an operation that was seen as a landmark for Beijing.Yemen was deemed too dangerous a venue to shoot and some scenes of the film, which is also backed by an Emirati production company, are being shot in Syria, although the script only mentions a fictional country called "Poman".
HAJJAR AL-ASWAD: A ghost town since a 2018 operation to flush out militants, Hajjar Al-Aswad near the Syrian capital has come back to life as the location of a Jackie Chan-produced action movie. “Home Operation” is inspired by China’s 2015 evacuation of Chinese and other foreign citizens from the war in Yemen, an operation that was seen as a landmark for Beijing.
War scenes for a new Jackie Chan production were reportedly filmed in the ruined regime-held Syrian city of al-Hajar al-Aswad, south of the capital Damascus, according to reports, triggering fury among activists.
'Home Operation' was inspired by China's 2015 operation to evacuate its citizens and other foreigners from Yemen amid civil war, but film only mentions fictional country 'Poman'
World News - HAJAR AL ASWAD, Syria (AFP) - A ghost town since a 2018 operation to flush out militants, Hajar al-Aswad near the Syrian capital has come back to life as the location of a Jackie Chan-produced action movie. Home Operation is inspired by China's 2015 evacuation of. Read more at www.tnp.sg