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Cinema of Oman 
Summary
The cinema of Oman is very small. There is only one Omani film, Al-Boom (2006), as of 2007[update]. Partly inspired by Samuel Beckett's Waiting For Godot, Al-Boom deals with the challenges facing a small fishing community.
| Cinema of Oman | |
|---|---|
 Cinema in Sur | |
| Gross box office (2012)[1] | |
| Total | $1.3 million |
A joint US-Indian-Omani production, Pirate's Blood, starring Sunny Leone was co-produced by Stegath Dorr in 2008. Stegath Dorr's film Blood Desert was released in 2014, many years after it premiered at the 2006 Oman Film Festival. A few Hollywood movies have been partly filmed in the country.
An annual film festival is held in Muscat.
Films shot in Oman edit
- Blood Desert (filmed in 2006)
- Killer Elite (2011)
- Operation Oman (2014)
- Pirate's Blood (Hollywood) (2010)
- Given more than i had (Bollywood, Director - Renny Johnson) (2016)
- Personal Shopper (Hollywood) (2016)
- Once Upon ay Time in Mumbai Dobaara! (2013)
- Agent_(film) (2023)
Dard(2024) Bangla movie Shakib Khan
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "International Box Office: 13 Hot Emerging Markets". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 9 November 2013.
External links edit
- Oman Film Society official site
- The Hindu article about Indian-Omani film links
- Article about the prospects for Oman's film industry
- Gulf News article on 'Al-Boom'
- Small article on 'Al-Boom'
- Interview with Khaled Abdul Raheem Al-Zadjali
- IMDB entry for Oman