Morocco is tired of getting the Hollywood treatment

Morocco is a very large movie set — from sands to cities. It’s served as a stand-in for Arabia in “Lawrence of Arabia,” Abu Dhabi in “Sex in the City 2,” Egypt for “Evil Mummy” and for fantasy locations in “Game of Thrones.”

But rarely is Morocco — Morocco in films.

Narrimane Faquir, a Moroccan filmmaker, was the local casting director for the 2014 film, “American Sniper” (in that one, Morocco stands in for Iraq). “On 100 movies, maybe three movies represent Morocco,” she says.

Sure, she argues, it’s good for the local economy.

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