Why Morocco is Africa's little Hollywood
Photos: On set in Africa's little Hollywood
Morocco's film studios and vibrant cities are often used as a backdrop for Hollywood films set in the desert, the Middle East and Asia. Pictured: Tom Hanks in "A Hologram for the King", in which Morocco doubled for Saudi Arabia.
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Game of Thrones – Parts of HBO television series "Game of Thrones" were filmed in Ouarzazate, a city in south central Morocco known as "the door to the desert".
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American Sniper – The past 20 years has seen a rise in films tackling terrorism and other post 9/11 political topics, and many choose to film here. Clint Eastwood's 2014 film "American Sniper", for example, was partly shot in the Moroccan city Salé.
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American Sniper – Starring Bradley Cooper and Sienna Miller, the film depicts the struggles of a Navy SEAL from Texas who gets deployed to Iraq.
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Morocco or Pakistan? – In his new comedy, "Army of One", Nicolas Cage plays an American civilian who sets off to Pakistan to hunt down Osama Bin Laden, as seen in the newly released trailer.
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Hunting for terrorists – The film was shot earlier this year in the southern Moroccan towns Ouarzazate and Marrakech -- which doubles for Pakistan's capital Islamabad.
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Gateway to the desert – The Atlas Studios, pictured -- near Ouarzazate at the gateway to the Sahara desert -- is one of Morocco's largest and covers more than 322,000 square feet, according to the company.
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