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There are two ways to approach this: a movie that questions whether the protagonist’s experiences are genuine or just in their head, and a movie that leaves that question hanging for the most of its running time, drawing tension from the viewer’s confusion. If there is an old farmhouse worthy of an article in The New York Times’ Real Estate section, vet Alex (Gallagher) is on board.įans of the horror genre will recognize Abandoned’s two storytelling patterns despite its haunted home plot. are considering moving to the country with the help of their real estate agent Cindy (standout Kate Arrington, “Mare of Easttown”). Tourist crossing a stream on camelback at Ait Benhaddou, near Ouarzazate.Abandoned follows a young couple after the birth of their first child, Emma Roberts and John Gallagher Jr. The fortress or Kasbah of Taourirt, Ouarzazate. The interior of an Egyptian temple at Atlas Film Studios. Replica of Cleopatra’s palace at Atlas Film Studios. Photo credit: Lukiyanova Natalia frenta / Replica of a Buddhist monastery in Atlas Film Studios where film 'Little Buddha' was filmed. The fake gas station used in the movie “The Hills Have Eyes” (2006). Two Egyptian statues stand at the Atlas Corporation Studios film studio in Ouarzazate. Ouarzazate is a beautiful city with a UNESCO World Heritage Site nearby-the fortified village of Aït Benhaddou which itself appeared in some two dozen movies. “Technical crews in Morocco are well sought after - builders, painters, extras, electrical resources.”Īlthough foreign movies contribute significantly to Ouarzazate’s economy, it’s not fair to assume that abandoned movie sets are the only thing to see here. “Morocco is one of the countries that goes out of its way to welcome film makers,” Tony Reeves, writer of the Worldwide Guide to Movie Locations, told CNN. Morocco is also one of the safest countries in the Middle-East. The crumbling sets depicting exotic Roman temples and places are now a huge draw for tourists and movie buffs the world over. Many of these sets were constructed in the desert far from the town and the studio, and after shooting was over, the crew simply packed up their gear and left. Even National Geographic used one of his sets to film the mini-series “Killing Jesus”. People are very movie friendly and very efficient.”īeyond the beautiful natural backdrops, Tazi's studios offer filmmakers dozens of fake options such as Styrofoam Egyptian temples and plaster-cast Tibetan Palaces. “Logistically, very good,” Amine Tazi, general manager at Atlas & CLA Studios told CNN in 2015. The Michael Douglas classic “The Jewel of the Nile” was their first film.

Since 1983, the Atlas Film Corporation Studios located on the outskirts of town have been handling these productions. The fake gas station used in the movie “The Hills Have Eyes” (2006) now lying abandoned near the Moroccan town of Agadir.

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These include The Man Who Would Be King (1975), The Last Temptation of Christ (1988), The Mummy (1999), Gladiator (2000), Black Hawk Down (2001), Alexander (2004), Babel (2006), The Bourne Ultimatum (2007), Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time (2010), 13 Hours (2016), and part of the TV series Game of Thrones and Prison Break, just to name a few. Over the last fifty years, countless movies and TV series have been shot in Morocco, and in Ouarzazate in particular.

Lean eventually shot most part of the movie in Spain, but many key scenes were also shot in Jordan and in Ouarzazate, such as the massacre of the Turkish Army in the town of Tafas. This large desert town, nestled at the foot of the High Atlas Mountains, in southern Morocco had exotic scenery, clear skies and friendly locals, providing an attractive location for movies involving ancient, desert-based story lines. In the early 1960s, movie director David Lean was scouting for locations to shoot his upcoming movie Lawrence of Arabia when he learned about Ouarzazate.

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